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Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 03:13 PM Nov 2021

TFG supporter who brought 11 molotov cocktails to Jan. 6 rally pleads guilty

A 71-year-old Alabama man who allegedly brought firearms and 11 molotov cocktails to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot pleaded guilty to weapons charges during a Friday hearing at a U.S. District Court.

Lonnie Coffman's red GMC Sierra pickup truck, parked near the Capitol on Jan. 6, was found to contain hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a trove of weapons, including an assault rifle, a crossbow and stun gun. He was arrested on Jan. 6 after the rally, and indicted on 14 counts in January.

Coffman pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm for the 11 molotov cocktails - a cooler of mason jars filled with rags and ignitable substances - and to unlawfully carrying a pistol without a license in Washington, D.C.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-supporter-who-brought-11-molotov-cocktails-to-jan-6-rally-pleads-guilty/ar-AAQDI9d?ocid=msedgntp

Tourists... No weapons...

Does not say how much time he will get but at 71, I hope it is the rest of his miserable life.

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Silent3

(15,280 posts)
9. I think many insurrectionists not only didn't worry about jail time, they were dreaming of Trump...
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 04:34 PM
Nov 2021

...pinning medals on their chests.

mopinko

(70,238 posts)
2. soooo many weapons stashed around.
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 03:20 PM
Nov 2021

if they had held out for the night, you know they would have started streaming in.

Ray Bruns

(4,111 posts)
8. I never go anywhere without my trusty collection of
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 04:25 PM
Nov 2021

pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, and guns. How are you suppose to be a tourist without them?

Fla Dem

(23,765 posts)
10. Where's the charge of Intent to incite Insurrection, Or Intent to discharge explosives in US Capitol
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 04:37 PM
Nov 2021

We all know that was the plan. Letting him off with a lousy 3 months is NO deterrent or punishment.

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