The informant, who had a prior career in law enforcement, the documents say, observed Spafford with what appeared to be a short-barrel rifle in 2023. According to the documents, the informant told ...

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Law enforcement officers allege he owned an unregistered short barrel rifle. Prosecutors said that he faces “numerous additional potential charges” related to the explosives. Defense attorneys ...

A Virginia man was arrested on Dec. 17 after federal agents seized 150 pipe bombs from his home on a 20-acre farm outside Newport News, the largest stockpile of homemade explosives ever found by ...

Spafford’s original, and so far only charge, is for violating the National Firearms Act — for possessing a rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches. His Dec. 30 preliminary hearing found ...

Federal prosecutors are seeking to keep the man, Brad Spafford, in custody after his Dec. 17 arrest for allegedly possessing an unregistered short barrel rifle. While executing a search warrant at ...

The informant, who had a prior career in law enforcement, the documents say, observed Spafford with what appeared to be a short-barrel rifle in 2023. According to the documents, the informant told ...

Law enforcement officers allege he owned an unregistered short barrel rifle. Prosecutors said that he faces “numerous additional potential charges” related to the explosives. Defense attorneys ...

Investigators claim Spafford possessed an unregistered short-barrel rifle and had a "go box" prepared with weapons and supplies for emergencies. A Virginia man has been arrested after federal ...

Law enforcement officers allege he owned an unregistered short barrel rifle. Prosecutors said that he faces “numerous additional potential charges” related to the explosives. Defense attorneys ...

Barrel lengths vary by cartridge — 20 ... of the updated Precision Rifle available. The standard short-action rifle in .308 Win. and 6.5 mm Creedmoor have an MSRP of $2,149, and a Custom ...

The vehicle also contained an AR-15 short-barrel rifle. The vehicle was found unoccupied about an hour later near the intersection of 32nd Street and Kewanee Avenue. Investigators found ...