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Whitehall (NY) man accused of making racist threats, collecting weapons
http://news10.com/2015/12/01/whitehall-teen-accused-of-making-racist-threats-collecting-weapons/Shane Smith was arraigned on Monday in federal court on weapons charges. The Justice Department said he bought a Colt M16, a MAC10 machinegun, a silencer, a Beretta handgun, and 120 rounds of green-tip ammunition from an undercover agent....
Off camera, neighbors said they knew Smith was a troublemaker, and they always made sure to lock their doors. One man said he came across a Facebook page run by Smith.
“I did some digging on Facebook, and I saw this kid, and I saw his page, and I was blown away,” he said.
The neighbor said Smith wrote on the Facebook page about hating minorities and wanting to kill them.
Off camera, neighbors said they knew Smith was a troublemaker, and they always made sure to lock their doors. One man said he came across a Facebook page run by Smith.
“I did some digging on Facebook, and I saw this kid, and I saw his page, and I was blown away,” he said.
The neighbor said Smith wrote on the Facebook page about hating minorities and wanting to kill them.
