Indiana man arrested in California had guns, explosives

[snuffy33]

Police: Man arrested in California had guns, explosives | General Headlines | Comcast


James Wesley Howell held in guns case - CNN.com

 

[GunSlinger]

Good call by the citizen who saw something and called it in, and a good stop by the police. I truly believe another event was prevented.

 

[Spear Dane]

High powered magazines?

 

[vitamink]

High powered magazines?

porn?

 

[223 Gunner]

I guess I'll be the first in with this one....... INGO user name?

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

The chemicals in the bucket were tannerite from what I have read from other sources.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Some more interesting information on the Indiana man arrested:

According to Indiana court records, Howell was charged in October 2015 with intimidation and felony pointing a firearm at another person. On April 19, Howell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor intimidation, and prosecutors dropped the charge of pointing a firearm. Court records show he was sentenced to a year in state prison and placed on probation. Under the deal, He agreed to forfeit all weapons during his term of probation.

Howell allegedly pointed a gun at his neighbors in the October incident, according to a News and Tribune article. In the article, witnesses also described Howell as having pointed his gun at his boyfriend in an earlier incident.

“James is going to get someone hurt,” one witness said, the article said. “He needs to stop pointing guns at people.”

Greeson said that Howell harbored no ill will toward gays or lesbians and added that Howell was bisexual.

SOURCE: latimes.com

 

[Expat]

I heard on the TV this morning the police out there clarified that he made no threats or disparaging comments. Now add in that he was gay or half gay himself, it sounds like he was just equipped for Indiana not California.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I heard on the TV this morning the police out there clarified that he made no threats or disparaging comments. Now add in that he was gay or half gay himself, it sounds like he was just equipped for Indiana not California.

That or possibly a argument with a lover if he really was there looking for someone. Who knows.

 

[ajeandy]

wow, had no idea he was from Indiana what a turd

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Yeah you have to read like 12 paragraphs in to see he was gay.

 

[Hornett]

Police found him sitting in a car registered in Indiana and a search turned up three assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, ammunition and a 5-gallon bucket with chemicals that could be used to create an explosive device, officials said.

Aside from him being a crazy nut-bag, that sounds like a slow day at the range to me.

 

[pudly]

wow, had no idea he was from Indiana what a turd

and an idiot. California has a ton of gun laws that he didn't bother to check before traveling there.

 

[ajeandy]

and an idiot. California has a ton of gun laws that he didn't bother to check before traveling there.

 

[medcoxo]

Did any reports indicate 'what' 'suspicious activity' he was doing? I look suspicious when I am lost, or trying to find a decent restroom when traveling.

 

[Taylor22]

Did any reports indicate 'what' 'suspicious activity' he was doing? I look suspicious when I am lost, or trying to find a decent restroom when traveling.

He was in a neighborhood hiding in bushes at 3am

 

[rausch51]

I thought the Santa Monica Chief of Police's decision to post about the arrest on Twitter was interesting.

https://twitter.com/SantaMonicaCoP/

 

[BADWOLF]

I don't think hiding in the bushes was what he was doing.... Hay pride day and all. Was there an other guy in the report with him...... I know what they were doing...... Lol stupid police