Federal judge sentences Twin Cities man who bought machine gun parts, spoke of mass killings
Federal prosecutors say River William Smith, 21, of Savage idolized mass shooters and was preparing for a violent exchange with police.
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Federal prosecutors say River William Smith, 21, of Savage idolized mass shooters and was preparing for a violent exchange with police.
A Minnesota man who was accused of assembling an arsenal of illegal weapons to use against police has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison. River William Smith, 21, of the Minneapolis suburb of Savage, pleaded guilty last May to one count of possession of a machine gun — specifically devices to convert guns to fully automatic fire. “When a defendant tells us how dangerous he is, we should listen,” prosecutor Andrew Winter told U.S. District Judge David Doty on Tuesday.
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