Feds Add Explosives Charge to Virginia Man's Gun Charge

10 January 2025

Brad Spafford explosive evidence

The feds have tacked on another charge to the Brad Spafford indictment.

According to the most recent court filing, a grand jury has delivered a two-count felony indictment to Spafford, 36, of Virginia.

Spafford was arrested by the FBI on December 17 for possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle. At the time of his arrest, the FBI gathered significant evidence that Spafford was making bombs too.

This week the feds added a second count to the indictment - possession of a unregistered destructive device.

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On December 17th, the FBI arrested Spafford at his home in Smithfield, Virginia for allegedly owning an unregistered firearm with a barrel shorter than 16 inches. For two years, the FBI had an informant spying on Spafford who was, according to Spafford's court filings, a close friend.

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