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https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/07/15/2-men-planned-to-attack-sacramento-democrat-headquarters-doj-says/
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) Two Northern California men in federal court were charged with conspiring to attack the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento, the U.S. Department of Justice Northern District of California said on Thursday.
Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, of Napa, and Jarrod Copeland, 37, of Vallejo, began plotting an attack on targets they associated with Democrats after the 2020 Presidential election and attempted to gain support from an anti-government militia group, the DOJ said.
Both men allegedly planned to use explosive devices in their attacks and hoped their actions would spark a movement to overthrow the government.
Rogers has been in custody since his arrest on January 15. On that day, law enforcement officials searched his home and business and found a cache of weapons including 45 to 50 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs, officials said. Video from earlier this year shows the Bay Area business where police say Rogers was stashing guns and explosives.
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MagickMuffin
(15,893 posts)What is wrong with these bozos?
rpannier
(24,304 posts)Ask il douche
He'll tell you they're patriots
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)raccoon
(31,092 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)last year, and I'd bed my last dime that a fascist insurrectionist group has it.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,266 posts)the Corps isn't what it was back then, sadly.
Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)Terrorists go to Gitmo.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)That was when to hold televised hearings, when it was fresh in the public mind, and Corporate McPravda would have to cover them.
But, noooo.
tblue37
(64,982 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,266 posts)so much more. these cretins had better remain in custody while awaiting trial.
and oh by the way, i think it's safe to presume there are others linked to these terrorists. Report does not say one way or the other.
The thing about Copeland's phone not having the communications between him and Rogers, because he deleted them, does not mean the feds can't recover them as we all know. So I wonder why that factoid wasn't included in the report.
Whatever. I'm happy to see these two arrested and charged, but we know there has to be more linked.
Nevilledog
(50,687 posts)Link to tweet
Program On Extremism
@gwupoe
Weve uploaded the court records from yesterdays arrest of two alleged CA DNC bomb plotters on our site.
Criminal Complaint: https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/Ian%20Benjamin%20Rogers%20Criminal%20Complaint.pdf
Indictment: https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/Ian%20Benjamin%20Rogers%20and%20Jarrod%20Copeland%20Indictment.pdf
Detention Memo: https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/Jarrod%20Copeland%20Governments%20Motion%20to%20Detain.pdf
Seamus Hughes
@SeamusHughes
Been diving into this. Hope it doesnt get lost in the shuffle today. Its a good example of the post Jan 6 FBI takedowns not directly linked to Jan 6
Feds pulled out 5 working IEDS, 49 guns. When one got picked up, other warned other militia members & they deleted their comms
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5:50 AM · Jul 16, 2021
msfiddlestix
(7,266 posts)dudes were armed to the teeth and jacked up steroids.
It's interesting, that it took the Grand Jury all these months to hand over an indictment. With the evidence shown here, (and apparently it isn't everything they have) it would seem to me to have been a "slam dunk"..
But still, Copeland remained free until July 7th.. and when his place was searched again, a significant stash of steroids was also found.
I'm glad he's been arrested, and I hope the request to have him detained pending trial is agreed to by the judge.
That was amazing read, appreciate you providing that for me.
on a side note, I'm still curious about what kind of "Business" Rogers owned. The files simply refer to the generic term "business".
Seems the business he was involved in was arms trafficking... gotta link up to a big trafficking operation.