Texas man charged in plot to attack officers with explosives at LA riots

The Department of Justice charged a Texas man on Wednesday with purchasing and transporting explosives with the intent to attack police officers in Los Angeles during the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots last week.

Grzegorz Vandenberg, 48, allegedly asked store employees in New Mexico to assist him in selecting fireworks that could be used as weapons, telling employees that he was a special forces veteran, could make pipe bombs, and intended to take the explosives to use against police or government officials at the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.

The case follows the charging of five other protesters by the DOJ on Tuesday, with those charges including felony counts of assault, vandalism, and grand theft…

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