Authorities took Brad Spafford into custody Dec. 17 at a farm in Smithfield, about 29 miles northwest of Norfolk.
, some of which were marked as"lethal," at his home, marking the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history, officials said.
FBI agent found the rifle along with"a stockpile of more than 150 homemade improvised explosive devices, assessed as pipe bombs," during a search of his home, a detention memo says."Some of these devices were marked 'lethal.' Most of the devices were found in a detached garage, where the FBI also found tools and manufacturing materials, including homemade fuses and pieces of PVC pipe," it says.
The phrase"#nolivesmatter" was written outside the backpack, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Spafford used images of the president for target practice,"expressed support for political assassinations, and recently sought qualifications in sniper-rifle shooting at a local range."
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