LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A North Fort Myers man with a history of international conspiracy and weaponizing toxins admitted in federal court today that he was carrying a pipe bomb and unregistered silencers during a domestic disturbance last year.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that Jesse William Korff, 31, pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment. The charges range from possession of firearms as a convicted felon to the attempted malicious use of an explosive.
The case stems from a chaotic scene on May 19, 2025. According to court records, the Fort Myers Police Department responded to a 911 hang-up call at a local residence. When officers arrived, they walked into a reported hostage situation and found Korff in a physical struggle with a female…