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The prosecuting attorney said Smith intended to retaliate against police for seizing guns from his home in 2019. That followed an incident in which River William Smith, at age 17, fired a rifle indoors and indirectly injured his grandmother.
He told an FBI informant he was stockpiling weapons to use against police.
Federal prosecutors say River William Smith, 21, of Savage idolized mass shooters and was preparing for a violent exchange with police.
(Savage, MN) -- A Savage, Minnesota man is going to prison for nearly seven years after he was caught buying machine gun parts and phony grenades from someone who turned out to be an FBI informant. 21-year-old River William Smith will also serve three years of supervised release. Through a the FBI investigation, authorities learned Smith was preparing for a "violent exchange
River William Smith, a 21-year-old from Minnesota, has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison for possessing illegal weapons intended for use against police.