Man arrested in stolen truck carrying weapons, explosives, body armor in Seattle

[IDemo]

Source: NBC News

The FBI and Seattle authorities were investigating a 21-year-old Nevada man who was spotted on the University of Washington campus in a stolen truck carrying multiple Molotov cocktails, stolen firearms and body armor, police said Thursday.

The man, whose identity wasn't released, was arrested a few blocks away after a police pursuit near Seattle Children's Hospital late Wednesday, said John Vinson, chief of the University of Washington police. He gave no further details of the pursuit, but he described the arrest as "high-risk."

He said investigators "have no idea what his intentions are."

Campus police first encountered the man Tuesday when they found him sleeping in the truck, Vinson said. A records check turned up empty, so the man was sent on his way.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/04/19291222-man-arrested-in-stolen-truck-carrying-weapons-explosives-body-armor-in-seattle?lite

[Orrex]

1. Best way to stop a bad guy with a molotov cocktail?

[DJ13]

2. Throw a lit match at him?

[DJ13]

10. That was supposed to be a response to #1

I dont know what happened.

[Lasher]

3. "have no idea what his intentions are."

[mbperrin]

4. Just another citizen exercising his 2nd Amendment rights.

Move along, these aren't the weapons you're looking for.

Just thought I'd beat the apologists to it.

[Mojorabbit]

5. Nah, this was a criminal with stolen and homemade weapons. nt

[dkf]

6. Wow what would have happened if we didn't have our awesome surveillance state!!!

[freeplessinseattle]

7. Scary-he was arrested less than 4 miles from my home

Wonder wtf he was up to? No good obviously

[maxsolomon]

22. about 2 miles from mine

right in front of China Village restaurant. and there's more crazy this morning in Capitol Hill with a SWAT standoff.

i think he was just on the run - probably few plans if any.

[okaawhatever]

25. Glad you're okay! nt

[uppityperson]

8. Seattle PD and Seattle Times links

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/fbi-investigating-man-in-stolen-truck-with-incendiary-devices-at-uw/

http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2013/07/04/uwpd-spd-fbi-investigating-nevada-man-arrested-with-armor-guns-and-incendiaries/

[DallasNE]

9. Thanks NRA

You have all of the crazies foaming at the mouth. Are you happy now?

[freshwest]

11. 'A records check turned up empty, so the man was sent on his way.'

All your data base are belong to...



Data base FAIL!

[Robb]

12. Odd bird. Wonder if this is his blog:

http://blueguts.tumblr.com/

[Johnyawl]

14. blueguts needs an introduction to snopes...

...http://www.snopes.com/history/american/statueofliberty.asp

[Nevernose]

18. This has been circulating

Pretty heavily in the black community for the last year or two. It was mentioned in a popular conspiracy-theory-quality of black history (stuff that would make the SciFi channel blush at the absurdity); I suspect the film makers got it from the email chain. I've had many people mention it to me in person over the last year or so.

[Johnyawl]

19. Snopes says it first showed up on the internet in 1999

Following that link this morning was the first time I'd seen it. I guess I need to "get out" more. lol

[jberryhill]

13. Arrested for what?

[Johnyawl]

15. Stolen truck, possibly?

Maybe the stolen guns found in the stolen truck?

What I don't understand is why it took the State of Montana 24 hrs to alert the UW Police that the truck was stolen. You would think with computers that knowledge would be immediatly availabe.

[struggle4progress]

31. The truck's owner reported the truck stolen after the person who had the truck emailed the owner

to say that he had run out of gas?

Did the Molotov cocktails in the truck belong to the truck owner, too, or just all the guns and ammo?

[wordpix]

34. "The guns & ammo were already in truck"---Justin didn't see them there? Rrriiight...

I'm sure he's completely innocent and had no idea the truck was full of guns, ammo, body armor and bombs. All that stuff is so hard to see when it's all piled into a truck cab

Even if one does see guns, ammo, bombs and body armor piled high inside a truck, it's so common an occurrence that of course, no one would think twice about it and call authorities.

Sounds like maybe Erik is involved but Justin is the guy who was in the truck with the WMD so I'm certainly not jumping on the "free Justin" bandwagon with you. Besides, you've already admitted Justin is a RW nutjob, supporting DOMA and the like. Let justice be served.

[wordpix]

35. Went to the blog and the holes in JJ's story are glaring

He never admits he knew or didn't know he was driving around with all those guns/bombs, etc. in the truck. Hard to believe he didn't know. There's no explanation of the molotov cocktails or body armor---if you're going to practice shoot, you don't need these.


Then there's this: (snip) "With all of the theft charges dropped, the state was left to find direct evidence against Justin for the only charge unaccounted for- the alleged molotov cocktails- which consisted of gas in glass bottles during a period that Justin was in need of fuel. "

My question: What does the time period when Justin needed fuel have to do with the bombs being there?

Or this statement only a RWer could believe: "Justins life is worth more than $150. His future and background are at risk of being tarnished forever over the cost of 2 tanks of gas..."

Whaaaa? He is not being indicted because he did not have $150 for gas but b/c he was in a truck filled with guns, ammo, explosives, and body armor, on a college campus where he did not attend the college. Statements like the one above do not help JJ's case at all---they just make him/his family appear that they get all their info from Faux.

[onehandle]

16. Just another gun culturist. nt

[Ash_F]

17. I would just like to point out that PRISM had no role in stopping this person.

Or anyone else actually. Ever.

[bushisanidiot]

21. There's no way you could possibly know just how involved PRISM or the NSA was involved

in this or other terrorist plots that have been thwarted. You are merely guessing.. or hoping.

[Ash_F]

24. That's adorable. /nt

[bushisanidiot]

20. Probably some right wing militia terrorist wanting to do something on the 4th of July.

either way, this guy needs to be treated as a terrorist and be locked up for life.

[flying rabbit]

23. Give him a fair trial...

...and then hang him!

[Behind the Aegis]

30. "He was there to support Prop 8/DOMA"?

So he was there to support discrimination against gay people?

[struggle4progress]

32. Well, let's not jump to any hasty conclusions here. Lessee. According to posts in this thread:

(1) the truck's owner reported the truck stolen after the truck driver emailed the truck owner to tell him he'd run out of gas; and (2) the guns and ammo, that were in the truck that didn't belong to the truck driver, also didn't belong to the truck driver. And it's not clear yet whether the reported Molotov cocktails belonged to the truck driver or the truck owner or some third party who has not yet reported to the police that somebody stole a bunch of his Molotov cocktails, because the truck driver hasn't emailed him yet. We have also failed so far to determine how the driver could have run out of gas when he had a bunch of Molotov cocktails. There may be a completely innocent explanation, beginning perhaps with a conversation involving the common words, "Here! Hold my beer!"

[wordpix]

36. I know! How ironic JJ ran out of gas when he had all those molotov cocktails filled with the stuff!

Such a simple solution right there, rolling around in the cab.

And to think he was on his way to a Prop 8/pro-DOMA, pro July 4 rights event, too, with all the guns and ammo and body armor, and he had no idea they were there in the truck cab with him.

I'm sure there's some kind of explanation to these coincidences

[wordpix]

39. the sister is confused. She thinks DU is a RW site b/c it has the word "Democratic" in it

Watch out, it will soon be a code word for the RWnuts just like freedom, July 4, 2nd Amendment, patriot, tea party, etc.

[bushisanidiot]

33. If he was there to support prop 8 and DOMA then he fits the hateful, bigoted

Right wing nutcase profile who gies to violent extremes when things dont go their way.

Right wing militia groups LOVE that Barack Obama won reelection because it means they get to KEEP RECRUITING RIGHT WINGERS TO THEIR HATE GROUPS.

I hope the justice department treats them like the terrorists they are.

[ManiacJoe]

26. A fun question is

How many of the stolen guns and explosives were already in the truck when it was stolen?

[wordpix]

37. Another question: WAS the truck stolen? I doubt it

First the truck owner said it was but then he recanted. Seems like the story is changing by the hour. My guess is the two were in cahoots.

[suffragette]

38. Also had maps to 3 Seattle colleges

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/2-million-bail-for-man-found-near-UW-with-molotov-cocktails--214426451.html
Prosecutors say a man who was caught in a stolen truck full of stolen weapons, body armor and incendiary devices had maps of three local colleges and evidence indicating he was planning some sort of incident in the western United States.


Also are restricting him from talking to the guy in Montana:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Seattle-arrested-man-charged-with-possessing-bomb-4655916.php
Prosecutors also asked that Jasper be prohibited from any contact with Erik Henderson, a truck driver in Butte, Mont., who had let Jasper stay at his home.

Henderson told authorities he returned from a trip last week to find his pickup truck missing, and knives and two guns taken from his home. He told The Seattle Times the body armor was his from his days as a contract convoy trucker in Iraq.