Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Man With Reston, VA Address Arrested In NJ With Weapons, Grenade Launcher & Map of Ft. Drum

A man with a Reston, VA address was arrested Monday in New Jersey with high powered weapons, and there's no idea yet what he might have been planning. But the clues given in the NJ.com article below are troubling.


A Virginia man who once spent eight years on the run from naval investigators was arrested in Somerset County early today with a trove of high-powered weapons, including a grenade-launcher and two assault rifles, along with maps of a U.S. military base and a civilian neighborhood, authorities said.

...Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest declined to speculate about Woodson’s intentions but remarked on the suspect’s arsenal, which included hundreds of rounds of ammunition, some of them hollow-point bullets, and a night-vision scope.

"In our experience, for private citizens to have this type of armament is quite unusual in Somerset County," Forrest said. "If you’re over in Afghanistan, it wouldn’t be rare."

Mixed in among Woodson’s belongings, the prosecutor said, was a Middle Eastern, red-and-white traditional headdress.
Ft Drum was the military base the suspect had a map of. But the FBI now says there's no terrorism link in this arrest. Really? What makes them come to that conclusion?

Maybe I'm wrong, but why do I suspect this claim by the FBI is another case of "Move along...nothing to see here folks."

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