Online commenter supported mass shootings, stockpiled weapons: FBI


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019

A file photo of an FBI agent walking toward the site of the Gilroy Garlic Festival after a mass shooting there on July 29, 2019 in Gilroy, California. After searching Olsen's father's house, FBI agents found around 15 assault rifles and shotguns and 10 semi-automatic pistols inside a bedroom, along with ammunition, camouflage clothing and camouflaged backpacks. — AFP

WASHINGTON: FBI agents in the United States have discovered a cache of some 25 guns and 10,000 bullets after arresting a teenager who made online comments supporting mass shootings.

In a complaint filed Aug 12, the FBI charged Boardman, Ohio resident Justin Olsen with threatening to assault a federal law enforcement officer after he posted on an online forum: "In conclusion, shoot every federal agent on sight".

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