FBI: Ian Rogers threatened ‘going to war’ if Trump is removed from office [Napa Valley Register, Calif.]
Jan. 28 An FBI agent specializing in domestic terrorism said Ian Benjamin Rogers sent out a series of text messages threatening Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats and social media organizations the week before he was arrested for possessing an arsenal of weaponry at his Napa home and business.
The affidavit is the first time that law enforcement has presented evidence that Rogers wasn’t just obsessed with weaponry, but considered “going to war” if Trump had to give up the presidency.
Rogers, 43, believed that Trump had won the presidential election and should not leave office, Special Agent Stephanie Minor wrote in an affidavit supporting federal charges that he had possessed five pipe bombs at his business, British Auto Repair of the Napa Valley.
California man arrested on pipe bomb attack charge Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-28 15:50
LOS ANGELES - A man living in Northern California, who was suspected of attacking Democrats and places associated with Democrats, was arrested and charged with possession of five pipe bombs.
According to a press release issued by the US Attorney s Office Northern District of California on Wednesday, Ian Benjamin Rogers was arrested on Jan 15 in Napa County, while five pipe bombs and at least 49 guns were discovered by law enforcement officers during a search of his home and business on the same day.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Napa County Sheriff s Office, and the Napa Special Investigations Bureau took part in the operation.
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A suspected far-right extremist and radicalized supporter of former President Trump facing federal explosives charges may have been targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Bay Area headquarters of social media giants Twitter and Facebook, according to the FBI.
Federal prosecutors charged Ian Benjamin Rogers, 43, of Napa County, with possessing five homemade pipe bombs that investigators found when they searched his home and auto repair business Jan. 15. They also confiscated additional bomb-making material along with 49 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
According to an FBI affidavit, Rogers made multiple threats in text messages to attack Democratic targets and ensure that Trump stayed in office.
California man arrested with explosives may have been targeting governor, authorities say Author: Phil Willon, Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times Updated: January 27
Print article A suspected far-right extremist and radicalized supporter of former President Trump facing federal explosives charges may have been targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Bay Area headquarters of social media giants Twitter and Facebook, according to the FBI. Federal prosecutors charged Ian Benjamin Rogers, 43, of Napa County, for possessing five homemade pipe bombs that investigators found when they searched his home and auto repair business on Jan. 15. They also confiscated additional bomb-making material along with 49 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
CA Trump Supporter Faces Charges Regarding Homemade Pipe Bombs - Napa Valley, CA - Text messages sent by Ian Rogers indicated his intent to attack Democrats and democratic places to keep Trump in office, an FBI agent wrote.