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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,972 posts)
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 03:28 PM Sep 2022

Reservist Inspired by the Unabomber Gets Felony Gun Crimes Added to His Jan. 6 Charges

A naval reservist assigned to an agency that operates the nation's spy satellites is facing felony weapons charges, in addition to the misdemeanors he's already been charged with stemming from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Petty Officer 1st Class Hatchet Speed, a cryptologic technician, has been charged with three felony counts of possessing unregistered silencers, according to court documents made public Tuesday. Authorities claim he was hoping to mimic domestic terrorists and praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Although the charges add to Speed's legal woes, the testimony of FBI agents filed as part of the indictment also paint the picture of a man who is a looming threat. Officials say he was hoarding weapons and actively looking for other like-minded people.

Speed allegedly told an undercover FBI agent in March 2022 that he was inspired by and sympathized with Eric Rudolph -- the man responsible for the deadly bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a years-long bombing spree in Georgia -- and Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, according to court documents.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/reservist-inspired-unabomber-gets-felony-200327528.html

He's fucked.

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Reservist Inspired by the Unabomber Gets Felony Gun Crimes Added to His Jan. 6 Charges (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Sep 2022 #1
Get fucked, traitor! RockRaven Sep 2022 #2
18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #3
Does he look anything like this? moondust Sep 2022 #4
Oh he's not only fucked, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #5
Misdemeanors? Karadeniz Sep 2022 #6
Mistrial declared in gun case against Capitol riot suspect Eugene Dec 2022 #7

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,344 posts)
3. 18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 04:59 PM
Sep 2022
Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

Eugene

(61,894 posts)
7. Mistrial declared in gun case against Capitol riot suspect
Sun Dec 18, 2022, 05:19 PM
Dec 2022
Mistrial declared in gun case against Capitol riot suspect

U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff declared the mistrial on Friday after a jury in Alexandria, Virginia, failed to reach a unanimous verdict on charges that Hatchet Speed illegally possessed unregistered silencers for guns. The Washington Post reports that Justice Department prosecutors intend to retry the case against Speed.


https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-virginia-ab90fa919e4debe006030290f1cf0d3a
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