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Ben Finley

Man accused of stockpiling 150 homemade bombs must stay in jail until trial, judge rules

Virginia-Explosives-Arrest - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A Virginia man accused of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history and using President Joe Biden's photo for target practice must stay in jail until trial, a federal judge ruled, writing that he has “shown the capacity for extreme danger.”

Brad Spafford, 36, is being held on a federal firearms charge for allegedly owning an unregistered short-barrel rifle. Prosecutors say he faces more potential charges for the explosives, including devices found in a backpack labeled “#nolivesmatter.”

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