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| NJ authorities seize grenade launcher, weapons from VA man at hotel | |
| 2010-01-26 | |
Somerset County investigators seized a cache of weapons including a grenade launcher and hundreds of rounds of ammunition today from the Branchburg motel room of a Virginia man, who also had maps of a U.S. military facility and an out-of-state civilian community.
At the time of his arrest, Woodson was wearing a military-style ballistic vest with a reinforced steel plate and carrying a .223-caliber assault rifle that had been altered to fire .50-caliber ammunition, Forrest. He was also carrying four loaded magazines with hollow-point ammunition, Forrest said. Branchburg police confronted Woodson at 3:55 a.m. at the Quick Chek convenience store on Route 28 after receiving a call reporting a suspicious person. Branchburg Patorlman Steven Cronce noticed a large bulge beneath the green, military-style jacket that Woodson was wearing, which was later determined to be the assault rifle with a defaced serial number, Forrest said. Woodson appeared "extremely nervous" as Cronce questioned him, and he ultimately ran from the convenience store toward the Regency Trailer Park on Route 22, Forrest. Officers found Woodson hiding in the bushes and he attempted to run, Forrest said. Officers tackled him and used pepper spray to subdue Woodson, Forrest said. Detectives later searched Woodsons room at the Red Mill Inn on Route 22 and found weapons including a .308-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle with a defaced serial number, a grenade launcher, hundreds .50-caliber and .308-caliber rounds, a police scanner, and the maps of a U.S. military installation and an out-of-state civilian community, Forrest said. Investigators also found Middle Eastern red and white traditional headdress, Forrest said. | |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #20 Good FBI. Think the One wants to deal with a terrorist on the eve of the SofU? /sarc |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-01-26 21:27 |
| #19 there does not appear to be any link between Woodson and terrorism, said FBI Special Agent Bryan Travers Who trains these guys? Hans Blix? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-01-26 19:29 |
| #18 The latest update @ 3:00pm, (nj.com), the original newsperson reports his bail is set at $75K. While detectives also found a map of a U.S. military base and a civilian community, the FBI has determined there does not appear to be any link between Woodson and terrorism, said FBI Special Agent Bryan Travers. “Woodson does not appear to have a link to any known terrorist groups, nor a specific terrorist plot,” Travers said. “However, the matter is still under investigation and these should only be considered preliminary findings.” Link |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-01-26 18:38 |
| #17 So - the local cops "confronted" him at 0355LT. By 0817LT the FBI issues a statement that this is definately not terrorism. Nice of them to wait ALMOST five hours before coming to that conclusion. He probably isn't even completely processed yet! Re the 50 cal assault rifle; there are a several after-market platforms that shoot 50 (kinda) in an assault rifle configuration. Not preferred by operators, but probably very attractive to wannabes. |
| Posted by: Flailet White6069 2010-01-26 18:13 |
| #16 There are a couple of .50 conversions for AR platforms, though they are not cheap. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-01-26 17:54 |
| #15 Interesting gear check there , Mr Woodson.. Sounds like an unhinged loony drifting for public attention , riding on the back of all this dubious activity as of late . Am hoping Fridays big meeting in London isnt going to attract a large amount of nutters .. ooh wait, theres 'anti-war march' at the same time as Blair takes on the Iraq Inquiry Something not good is going to happen , prime time :( |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-01-26 14:14 |
| #14 An 8:17am update at nj.com, "FBI finds NO Terrorism link to VA man with weapons cache in NJ motel room." Really? Is this: Investigators also found Middle Eastern red and white traditional headdress (i.e. the Wahabi hat) the common headgear for the wife-beater crowd. Further investigations please Mr G-man. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-01-26 14:03 |
| #13 My my. The muslim murder mob is just coming out of the woodwork since the media picked Obama to be President. I think the number of actual and attempted attacks already exceed all during the post Sept. 11, 2001 Bush presidency. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-01-26 13:16 |
| #12 (sigh) SPELLCHECK JIM. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-26 12:50 |
| #11 I knew plenty of Black Folks in thee NAVY, none wer assholes until they got some rank, or maybe only the assholes advanced, unknown? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-26 12:48 |
| #10 No matter how accurate, don't use stereotyping! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-01-26 10:21 |
| #9 Branchburg Patorlman Steven Cronce noticed a large bulge beneath the green, military-style jacket that Woodson was wearing Must have been those 50 cal ammo cans. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-26 09:05 |
| #8 An 8:17am update at nj.com, "FBI finds NO Terrorism link to VA man with weapons cache in NJ motel room." The update was by-lined by AP. The original article was by a Newark Star Ledger reporter. (LINKY) |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-01-26 08:59 |
| #7 Didn't state whether he was a prison convert or race. Developing? The article at the link has a photo of a black man in a wife-beater undershirt, tipover. I s'pose the police made off with his green, military style jacket and military style ballistic vest with reinforced steel plate. He is supposed to be a Navy veteran. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-26 08:19 |
| #6 IOW, DEFSEC AINSWORTH = POTUSes REAGAN, BUSH 1, BUSH 2 = DUBYA, even BILL CLINTON = SAINT BILL ala SARAJEVEO + NORTH KOREA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-26 00:57 |
| #5 ION NOT-JOISEY, WORLD NEWS > [Ainsworth]DEFENCE SECRETARY: BRITAIN FACES DECADES OF CONFLICT IN COUNTRIES THAT SUPPORT TERROR. UK Citizens can be protected ONLY by PREEMPTIVE STRIKES agz hostile/opposing Regimes suppor AL-QAEDA or those enemies seeking to dev NBC warheads, + by the UK unilater projecting its military power abroad. * SAME > [Harvard University] REPORT: AL QAEDA STILL DETERMINED TO ATTACK THE USA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-26 00:53 |
| #4 Didn't state whether he was a prison convert or race. Developing? |
| Posted by: tipover 2010-01-26 00:42 |
| #3 this was linked in the O-club. Link |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-01-26 00:42 |
| #2 A .223 made to fire .50 ammo? he knows little of metallurgy, if it didn't blow up on the first round, it'd break bones for sure. I have this mental image. Puts modified rifle to shoulder fires and entire arm and shoulder flaps brokenly like a chicken wing. OR, Raises modiied rifle to his shoulder and BOOM there's a red mist where his forearm and chest used to be. There's a hell of a lot of charge (Powder) behind a .50, you cannot compare it even to the old Sharps .50 Buffalo rifle, Much, Much, more power. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-26 00:39 |
| #1 The authorities didn't disclose the botulinum toxin, anthrax powder, and the Koran he had, for security reasons. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-26 00:22 |