The U.S Attorney’s Office, District of New Mexico, announced Monday that a former U.S. Navy SEAL has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for intending to use explosives against law enforcement officers at the June 14, 2025, “No Kings Day” protests in San Diego.
According to the District’s office, 49-year-old Gregord Vandenberg was traveling from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, California, when he stopped in Lordsburg, New Mexico, to buy fireworks two days before the protests.
Vandenberg purchased six large mortar fireworks, designed to shoot high into the air and explode, and 72 M-150 firecrackers, which are intended to simulate gunfire, at a travel center…