Warhippy Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-man-left-jar-filled-with-explosive-chemicals-nails-at-north-carolina-airport/ http://abcnews4.com/news/local/man-still-in-jail-after-explosive-device-found-at-ashleville-regional-airport ASHEVILLE, NC (Citizen-Times) — The man authorities say left an explosive device left at Asheville Regional Airport on Friday morning that contained ammonium nitrate and fuel oil said he was preparing to “fight a war on U.S. soil,” according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. The suspect, Michael Christopher Estes, had his first appearance in federal court Tuesday morning. He is charged with attempted malicious use of explosive materials and unlawful possession of explosive materials in an airport. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing, answering several of the judges questions with a polite, “Yes, sir.” Near the end of the proceeding, Estes, bald and wearing a brown prison jumpsuit, smiled and shook the hand of his attorney, Fredilyn Sison, an assistant federal public defender. The federal judge found that Estes is indigent and assigned him an attorney for upcoming proceedings. Sison said that would likely be her. The criminal complaint, filed by FBI agent James A. Anderson and read in court, states that airport police officers found “what appeared to be an improvised explosive device” early Friday morning outside the airport terminal. After being taken into custody at the Asheville Police Department, Estes waived his rights and agreed to answer questions, the complaint states. Estes “admitted that he placed the explosive device at the Asheville Airport,” the complaint states. “He also explained that he bought the precursor materials at Walmart and Lowe’s” in Arden. “Estes claimed that he was getting ready to ‘fight a war on U.S. soil,’ but also claimed that he did not actually set the alarm clock,” the complaint states. The complaint also states that, “Estes described how he created the device using ammonium nitrate and the Sterno as a fuel source and then rigged the alarm clock to strike the matches and cause the flame necessary to trigger the device. Estes admitted to putting the nails in the device as well.” On Friday, a TSA officer tested the substance in the device and it was positive for ammonium nitrate, a “widely used and regulated bulk industrial explosive,” the complaint states. A bomb dog approached the device and “signaled,” indicating “the presence of an explosive material. “The device at the airport consisted of a Mason type jar with a lid that was locked down by an incorporated locking device,” the complaint states. “There were prills — pellets or solid globules of a substance formed by the congealing of a liquid during processing — inside the jar and two plastic cups containing an unknown liquid substance, believed to be the fuel source,” the complaint states. “There were pieces of cold compress packs inside the jar.” Once ammonium nitrate forms into prills, it can absorb the fuel oil needed for an explosion, the complaint states. “The jar was filled with steel wool that was then wrapped around nails and one shotgun cartridge,” the complaint states, noting that it was a 410 gauge. “There was an alarm clock taped to the outside of the jar. There was then a grouping of matches taped to the striker arm positioned between the bells, and the bells were removed.” The clock was set to go off at 6:00. Video footage from the airport showed an individual walking onto airport grounds at 12:39 a.m. on Oct. 6. He was wearing black clothing and a black cap and carrying a bag. “Based on a review of the video, the individual walked near the entrance to the terminal, went out of sight momentarily, and was then seen departing the area without the bag,” the complaint states. An airport maintenance worker said a man had come out of a wooded area across the street and to the east of the airport. Investigators found a bag in the woods with Gorilla Tape, consistent with the tape used in the device, as well as Sterno Firestar Gel, believed to be the likely fuel source for the explosive device, the complaint states. There was also a bag containing shotgun shells. Michael Christopher Estes faces charges related to a device left at Asheville Regional Airport. (Photo: Asheville Police Department) Investigators went to the Walmart store on Airport Road, where they learned a person had bought Gorilla tape, Sterno Firestarter Gel, a glass Mason type jar, matches, cold compress packs, and an alarm clock on Oct. 3. At the Lowe’s store off Airport Road, investigators learned a person had bought Kobalt gloves that were “very similar to those observed in the tool bag found in the wooded area.” The backpack bag found in the woods apparently had been bought at REI in Biltmore Park, and the buyer used a membership number assigned to Michael C. Estes. Estes admitted that the bought the backpack at REI, the complaint states. Officers arrested Estes on Airport Road on Saturday, after several people reported seeing him nearby. No one was injured in the Friday incident. The airport’s Terminal Drive and part of a terminal were closed for about two hours. In the complaint, investigators noted that the type of device found at the airport, called “AN/FO” explosives, has been used “in a number of terrorist-related incidents around the world in the past. “When AN/FO comes into contact with a flame or other ignition source it explodes violently,” the complaint states. “Shrapnel or nails or ball bearings are often items added to the device so as to increase the devastation inflicted by the explosion.” Estes told investigators he “staged” in the woods near the airport a couple of days before placing the device at the airport. ============================ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyAdams Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Thank goodness they stopped him before people got hurt. ......Now throw the book at this POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hanging's too good for him, burning's too good for him...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Disgusting piece of $&!#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Saw this story 2 days ago. Only it was reported like this........... Man Plants Bomb in North Carolina Airport, No Major Networks Cover It A man with an improvised explosive device set to explode at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, was arrested this week at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina after he tried to drop the bag and bomb-sniffing dogs found “dangerous materials” inside it, The Intercept’s Shaun King reports. But what makes this remarkable, King points out, is not that the terror attack was thwarted. Sharp nails, bullets as well as ammonium nitrate and fuel oil were found inside the bomb, and the suspect, Michael Christopher Estes, admitted he was “preparing to fight a war on U.S. soil.” King argues that if the suspect had been Muslim, Mexican or an immigrant, the story would have spread across the internet and major TV news networks immediately. The president himself, King argues, would be tweeting about it. But because he was white, the American people were largely unaware that it even happened. “A Muslim attacker’s mugshot would become a meme across the conservative media. Mainstream American outlets would be covering the heroic bravery of those who thwarted the terrorist plot,” King writes. “The fundamentally bigoted double standard by which it is done to virtually everyone except for Michael Christopher Estes and other white men has to stop.” http://www.realclearlife.com/crime/man-plants-bomb-north-carolina-airport-no-news-networks-cover/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 16 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: Saw this story 2 days ago. Only it was reported like this........... Man Plants Bomb in North Carolina Airport, No Major Networks Cover It A man with an improvised explosive device set to explode at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, was arrested this week at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina after he tried to drop the bag and bomb-sniffing dogs found “dangerous materials” inside it, The Intercept’s Shaun King reports. But what makes this remarkable, King points out, is not that the terror attack was thwarted. Sharp nails, bullets as well as ammonium nitrate and fuel oil were found inside the bomb, and the suspect, Michael Christopher Estes, admitted he was “preparing to fight a war on U.S. soil.” King argues that if the suspect had been Muslim, Mexican or an immigrant, the story would have spread across the internet and major TV news networks immediately. The president himself, King argues, would be tweeting about it. But because he was white, the American people were largely unaware that it even happened. “A Muslim attacker’s mugshot would become a meme across the conservative media. Mainstream American outlets would be covering the heroic bravery of those who thwarted the terrorist plot,” King writes. “The fundamentally bigoted double standard by which it is done to virtually everyone except for Michael Christopher Estes and other white men has to stop.” http://www.realclearlife.com/crime/man-plants-bomb-north-carolina-airport-no-news-networks-cover/ Hence the popcorn gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyAdams Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 You know what's going to stop this from happening again? Mindless debates on race that ultimately end in both sides of the debate becoming more entrenched in their views. That'll show em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mr53 said: You know what's going to stop this from happening again? Mindless debates on race that ultimately end in both sides of the debate becoming more entrenched in their views. That'll show em. I didn't think I would have such an early opportunity to smile in this thread. Sad to see this was kept quiet, per @SabreFan1's post. When I read OP, I was wondering about the delay to inform the public. I'd like to think they are learning not to rush to judgment, but instead I suspect @Warhippy's somewhat veiled point is valid here. If so, that's just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 53 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Hence the popcorn gif so is there any indication why this person wanted to do this? America not great enough yet? Mad at his ex? Obamacare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: so is there any indication why this person wanted to do this? America not great enough yet? Mad at his ex? Obamacare? Think he's a nut case. "wanted to fight a war on US soil" Glad they nailed this psycho. Not surprised MSM won't play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Just now, luckylager said: Think he's a nut case. "wanted to fight a war on US soil" Glad they nailed this psycho. Not surprised MSM won't play. yah two white crazies in a row is nearly a trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, nuckin_futz said: Saw this story 2 days ago. Only it was reported like this........... Man Plants Bomb in North Carolina Airport, No Major Networks Cover It A man with an improvised explosive device set to explode at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, was arrested this week at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina after he tried to drop the bag and bomb-sniffing dogs found “dangerous materials” inside it, The Intercept’s Shaun King reports. But what makes this remarkable, King points out, is not that the terror attack was thwarted. Sharp nails, bullets as well as ammonium nitrate and fuel oil were found inside the bomb, and the suspect, Michael Christopher Estes, admitted he was “preparing to fight a war on U.S. soil.” King argues that if the suspect had been Muslim, Mexican or an immigrant, the story would have spread across the internet and major TV news networks immediately. The president himself, King argues, would be tweeting about it. But because he was white, the American people were largely unaware that it even happened. “A Muslim attacker’s mugshot would become a meme across the conservative media. Mainstream American outlets would be covering the heroic bravery of those who thwarted the terrorist plot,” King writes. “The fundamentally bigoted double standard by which it is done to virtually everyone except for Michael Christopher Estes and other white men has to stop.” http://www.realclearlife.com/crime/man-plants-bomb-north-carolina-airport-no-news-networks-cover/ Shaun King has no room to talk, nothing but a cheap race hustler. He is exactly the same, like people that he is complaining about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 28 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: yah two white crazies in a row is nearly a trend. Let's not forget Tim McVeigh. Buttwipe called himself a patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 I must profess some modicum of curiosity knowing tat those who jump on "terrorism" threads the fastest are absent here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken kaniff Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I don't think it's very smart to say exactly how he made the bomb and with what products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Get this mothaf*&$*#(! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Kragar said: I didn't think I would have such an early opportunity to smile in this thread. Sad to see this was kept quiet, per @SabreFan1's post. When I read OP, I was wondering about the delay to inform the public. I'd like to think they are learning not to rush to judgment, but instead I suspect @Warhippy's somewhat veiled point is valid here. If so, that's just wrong. Huh? Which post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 So does anyone yet know if he's been charged with terrorism charges? Or if the major networks are reporting this almost 5 ish days later? or where the usual suspects who pounce on every terror related thread are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Two crazies in a row with Isis claiming responsibility on one. Brainwash? Is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Warhippy said: So does anyone yet know if he's been charged with terrorism charges? Or if the major networks are reporting this almost 5 ish days later? or where the usual suspects who pounce on every terror related thread are? Feds have not charged him with terrorism yet, as far as Shaun King saying its a white guy. County jail records indicate, his race as American Indian and Native Alskan. Also in 2015 he was arrested by Cherroke nation police down in Tennessee. Lets wait for the FBI to finish the investigation, before we jump to any conclusions. http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/10/14/1-week-later-heres-what-we-know-would-avl-bomber/756924001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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