A bomb technician discovered staples, pins and thumb tacks inserted among the homemade explosives, and according to the technician, the small metal items were designed to increase the “amount of shrapnel propelled by an explosion if the devices were detonated.”
was indicted by a federal grand jury for knowingly possessing firearms, specifically destructive devices, which were not registered to him, and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. . Their plan was to attack a Shia mosque, and possibly a synagogue in the name of ISIS.
According to law enforcement officials, each device consisted of several fireworks bundled together with tape.When he separated the components of the devices, the technician discovered staples, pins and thumb tacks inserted among the device components. When agents first spoke to Pelkey, he said he had fireworks in the apartment. However, after agents found the three homemade explosive devices, they asked him why they were taped together.When asked why metal items were in the devices, Pelkey allegedly did not answer the question.
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