14 Aug 2017 9:56 pm
I wonder why 45 didn't Tweet about this?
Man charged in anti-government bomb plot in Oklahoma City
The FBI has arrested an Oklahoma man on charges that he tried to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb, acting out of a hatred for the U.S. government and an admiration for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McÂVeigh, according to court papers.
Jerry Drake Varnell was arrested shortly after an attempt early Saturday morning to detonate a fake bomb packed into what he believed was a stolen cargo van outside a bank in Oklahoma City, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court.
He was charged with attempted destruction of a building by means of an explosive.
According to the complaint, over the course of a months-long undercover investigation by the FBI, Varnell made repeated statements about the extent of his hatred of the federal government.
Authorities said Varnell watched the construction of the fake bomb around 6:30 p.m. Friday.
He then drove the vehicle containing the device to an alley adjacent to the bank building and parked it there, according to the FBI.
After midnight, he twice attempted to detonate the bomb remotely, and shortly after those attempts he was arrested, according to the complaint.