An Isle of Wight County man who had more than 150 apparent explosive devices on his property and faces a weapons charge will remain in jail following a federal court order Tuesday. Brad Spafford, 36,
FBI investigation of a Virginia man led to what the agency calls its largest-ever seizure by number of finished explosive devices.
Prosecutors say federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they’ve ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month.
A Virginia man arrested two weeks ago on an illegal gun charge was allegedly concealing the largest arsenal of “finished explosive devices” ever seized by the FBI, the bureau said in court
Investigators say they found the largest collection of explosive devices in FBI history at the Virginia home of Brad Spafford, who has been arrested.
Prosecutors are fighting to keep a Virginia man behind bars after they say investigators found what could be the largest number of “finished explosive devices” in FBI history at his 20-acre home near Norfolk.
The FBI is working to determine the plans of a 36-year-old suspect after investigators discovered over 150 explosives, primarily pipe bombs, on his 20-acre farm. According to the FBI, this is the largest cache of explosives ever found in the bureau’s more than 100-year history.
The FBI has arrested a Virginia man after finding the largest stockpile of "finished explosive devices" in the bureau's history, according to court documents. Brad Spafford was arrested Dec. 17 at his farm in Smithfield.
The FBI discovered 150 homemade explosives on a Virginia farm, leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old man. The DOJ said the suspect supported "political violence," with former FBI agent Dennis Franks suggesting ties to extreme right-wing views and anarchist groups.
The FBI arrested a Virginia man it says had the largest stockpile of explosives recovered in the agency’s history. Brad Spafford was arrested earlier this month at his farm outside Norfolk
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Brad Spafford, 36, is being held on a federal firearms charge for allegedly owning an unregistered short-barrel rifle. Spafford, a father of two young daughters, also stored a highly unstable explosive material in a garage freezer next to “Hot Pockets and frozen corn on the cob,