Federal prosecutors charged a long, 55 -year -old New York, alleged that he had built seven homemade bombs with the help of artificial intelligence on Tuesday, a process that he described as “easier than buying firearm powder”, according to court documents.
The man, Michael Gann, transported Long York Long York bombs and stored five and four hunting rifle shells on a building roof in the Soho district, officials said. He intended to combine hunting rifle shells with one or more of the improvised explosive devices, they said.
On March 27, Gann published a message to the official account of the X-Trump of President Donald Trump, the indictment said.
“Dear @potus, I am currently thinking in New York, that it is a shame that the wall is not built before the National Guard comes here for demonstrations and riots,” wrote. “Or would you just want to drop a bomb in this place and because they seem to come and come?”
Five weeks later, Gann was arrested after posting on Instagram: “Who wants me to play like no tomorrow?” According to the authorities.
Gann has not yet pleaded and his lawyer refused to comment.
Online order
Gann told officials of the law application that he had used two household compounds that he had ordered online to make improvised explosives, according to court documents. He also bought more than 200 cardboard tubes and more than 50 feet of fuses. One of the devices he built had around 30 grams of explosive powder – about 600 times the legal limit for consumer fireworks.
The officials said he seemed to have acted alone and did not act in the context of a group.
“Gann would have produced several improvised explosive devices intended to be used in Manhattan,” said Christopher Raia, head of the FBI New York field office. “Due to the successful partnership of law enforcement organizations in New York, Gann was quickly brought to justice before being able to harm innocent civilians.”
One of the witnesses, an American military veteran, told the FBI that, when Gann mixed explosives in Inwood, a city of Long Island, he said: “What kind of veteran are you? You see a problem that happens in the neighborhood and you do nothing.”
“Gann then underlined a Jewish school,” according to a criminal complaint filed at the time of his arrest.
A second witness agreed to make phone calls to Gann while the FBI listened, according to the criminal complaint. Gann told the witness during a call that “he had lit one of the devices near the East River on the Drive FDR; That the aircraft had exploded, frightening Gann, “he says.
Gann then declared, according to the witness, that he planned to have the five remaining aircraft by throwing them into the river or by rendering them to the New York fire service.
On June 5, the day of the alleged appeal, the law enforcement agents saw Gann walk in the street with a shoulder bag, according to the complaint. When the agents identified in Gann, he told them that he was on his way to the fire service to place the devices, he said.
After having read his rights, Gann told managers of the law application that he “wanted to do pyrotechnic and use artificial intelligence to find out which chemicals to buy and mix,” said the complaint.
He said that Gann created four aircraft initially and launched three on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg bridge. Two devices fell into the water, and one fell on the railroad tracks and was recovered near there.
“Gann has built explosive devices, stored them on a roof in Soho,” said American acting lawyer Jay Clayton, “and threw one on the metro tracks – putting countless lives in danger.”
