An arrest has been made after a man was spotted planting a device near a Confederate monument in Houston:
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors: Man arrested after attempting to plant explosives at Confederate statue in Houston park.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2017
JUST IN: Suspect arrested and charged over alleged plot to bomb Confederate monument in Houston, US Justice Dept. says – @NBCNightlyNews
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) August 21, 2017
NEW: FBI, ATF, Houston Police swarm street near Museum District https://t.co/EYfop0LIHB
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) August 21, 2017
Andrew Schneck, 25, is in custody & charged for attempting to maliciously damage or destroy property receiving federal financial assistance
— FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) August 21, 2017
From the Houston Chonicle:
Andrew Schneck, 25, who was released from probation early last year after being convicted in 2015 of storing explosives, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez said in a statement Monday.
Schneck was arrested Saturday night after a Houston park ranger spotted him kneeling in bushes in front of the Dowling monument in the park, Martinez said.
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Apparently one man didn’t want to wait for local government to decide what to do with the monument and instead tried to take the matter into his own hands.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/899698062825857024
https://twitter.com/brianmcarey/status/899696956599087105
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/899698062863376385
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include an additional tweet.
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