South Bend resident raided by ATF had ammunition stockpile, feds say

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By JOSHUA STOWE
Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND — Police and federal agents who searched a South 28th Street home on Wednesday were looking for ammunition, court documents reveal.

A federal affidavit unsealed today indicates that yesterday’s search and arrest came after a months-long investigation into a man whom authorities believe is delusional and has long been stockpiling ammunition.

South Bend police and agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrived Wednesday afternoon at the man’s home, in the 900 block of South 28th Street.

ATF agents arrested the 38-year-old man, who was still in the county jail this afternoon, police said.

The federal affidavit indicates there was probable cause to arrest the man for receiving ammunition while he was the subject of a restraining order involving a former girlfriend.

The 16-page document also reveals that the ATF’s Project Disarm Task Force has been investigating the man since mid-April, and that a mental health investigation found he was “suffering from delusions with persecutory tendencies.”

Investigators believe the man thought the global economy was on the verge of a collapse that would result in widespread violence, the affidavit says.

At one point, the man told an ATF task force agent that he wanted to project his property from “thugs from Gary and here in South Bend.”

For more on this developing story, read Friday’s South Bend Tribune.

Staff writer Joshua Stowe:
jstowe@sbtinfo.com
(574) 235-6359

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Oh no!  Not an Ammunition Stockpile!  


Apparently you get arrested and are deemed "delusional" if you lack confidence in the structural integrity of the system.

Owning lots of Ammo in the U.S. is NOT a crime.  Having a restraining order against you does not mean you lose your constitutional rights.

Being convicted of a felony does.  This man has yet to be convicted to my knowledge.  

If the Alphabet agencies were indeed investigating him since April, I don't blame him for being "paranoid".  I would too if everywhere I turned there was a black SUV or guys in 3-piece suits following me.

Something smells fishy.  If you happen to question the stability of the system and enjoy going to the range, shooting from a healthy supply of bulk/surplus ammunition, keep it on the downlow.  Even if you aren't breaking ANY law, you are likely on somebody's radar.  

--Last edited by Kyrottimus on 2007-09-02 15:06:21 --

Always keep your paronoia to yourself

All joking aside; lay low!