Police Stop Terrorist Plan That Targeted Florida Grade Schools
Authorities in Florida raided a Tampa-area home expecting to find child pornography.
Instead, they uncovered an arsenal that included 20 guns, 15 knives, 2,300 rounds of ammunition, a baseball bat with nails sticking out and a crossbow—and they may have prevented a serious attack, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a press conference in a video posted on YouTube.
Deputies also found maps and photos of local schools and a water plant, along with a note that promised "revenge" and that the "world will burn."
Randall Winston Drake, 24, is facing two counts of creating a destructive device. Authorities are calling him a lone wolf and compared him with the Las Vegas gunman, who showed no signs of violence before the October 1 attack that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured.
Drake was suspected of distributing child pornography, and Pinellas County deputies obtained a search warrant for the home he shares with his parents. When searching Wednesday, they found a locked closet where the weapons were stored, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
"He could have caused some serious damage," Gualtieri said.
Deputies also found maps and photos of two Tampa-area schools and a water treatment plant, along with books on weapons and bomb-making and a note that read:
“The daughters come, and I am ready. I have fed on my hatred for centuries. My fury at those who imprisoned me shall be vast and without mercy. I shall have my bloody revenge, and then the WORLD WILL BURN BURN.”
Drake wouldn't speak to detectives about the bombs or all the weapons, Gualtieri said, adding that Drake doesn't have a criminal history and has no documented mental health issues.
He said Drake wasn't on police radar and doesn't appear to have been working with anyone else.
"These are the people who are most concerning to us because you don't know about them until they engage in devastating acts and kill a whole lot of people," Gualtieri said.
width="300" height="150" frameborder="0">
He said detectives are unsure exactly what Drake was planning or why he built the explosives, which were made using gun powder, a plastic tube and a fuse.
http://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-looking-attack-school-had-bombs-15-knives-2300-rounds-ammo-689544
Tags
Who is online
93 visitors
He doesn't look middle eastern.
And he doesn't look Asian either!
"Authorities in Florida raided a Tampa-area home expecting to find child pornography.
Instead, they uncovered an arsenal,"
The Authorities lucked out on that one. Apparently they had no clue about the second find.
Drake was suspected of distributing child pornography,
That seems weird to me. When it comes to distributing kiddie porn, either you did or or didn’t. Where is there a middle ground?