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OAKLAND, CA—Federal agents arrested Matthew Aaron Llaneza, age 28, of San Jose, California, this morning after he allegedly attempted to detonate a vehicle-borne explosive device at a bank branch in Oakland.
Llaneza’s arrest was the culmination of an undercover operation during which he was closely monitored by the FBI’s South Bay Joint Terrorism Task Force. Unbeknownst to Llaneza, the explosive device that he allegedly attempted to use had been rendered inoperable by law enforcement and posed no threat to the public. Llaneza was charged this morning by criminal complaint with attempt
According to the complaint, in January and February 2013, Llaneza and the undercover agent constructed the purported explosive device inside a sport utility vehicle (SUV) parked inside a storage facility in Hayward, California. As part of the process of assembling the device, Llaneza purchased two cell phones to be used in creating and operating the trigger device for the car bomb. One of these cell phones was incorporated into the trigger device itself. The other was reserved for use on the night of the attack.
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by goou111
I hate to say it, but it sounds like another set up to me. Like the 5 guys who wanted to bomb the OHIO State 82 bridge.
If they weren't prodded, they probably would never have thought of it.
Originally posted by ConspiracyNutjob
FBI + Alleged bomb in van + They get him before it goes off
Can anyone say "Entrapment?"
Originally posted by MystikMushroom
[Because these people have shown a predisposition to some kind of "anti-this, anti-that", it slides through the court system.
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
reply to post by TDawgRex
Problem is, you'd simply be arrested for criminal mischief, or something of that sort. As has been pointed out so many times-1 set of rules for us, a different one for them.
Originally posted by ConspiracyNutjob
FBI + Alleged bomb in van + They get him before it goes off
Can anyone say "Entrapment?"