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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steve Karnowski

Minnesota man accused of building arsenal to fight police pleads guilty to possessing machine gun

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A Minnesota man who told an FBI informant that he was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police and admired mass shooters pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally possessing a machine gun.

River Smith, 21, of the Minneapolis suburb of Savage, entered his plea on the single count before U.S. District Judge David Doty. His sentencing will be scheduled later. The maximum sentence is 10 years.

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