Feb 17, 2017 Florida man arrested for plotting to bomb Target stores so company's stock would plunge A Florida man has been charged in connection with a plot to bomb Target stores along the East Coast, with hopes that such an attack would force the retailer's stock to plunge and allow him to cheaply buy its stock, federal investigators announced Thursday. Mark Charles Barnett of Ocala has been charged with "possession of a firearm (destructive device) affecting commerce by a previously convicted felon," according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Barnett "theorized that the company’s stock value would plunge after the explosions, allowing him to cheaply acquire shares of Target stock before an eventual rebound in prices," reads the press release. Barnett offered an unnamed individual -- referred to as a "confidential source" (CS) in the documents -- $10,000 to plant bombs in stores in several states, according to the affidavit supporting the criminal complaint cited in the press release. "Barnett created at least 10 of the explosive devices, disguised in food-item packaging, which Barnett delivered to the CS on February 9, 2017," reads the press release, citing the affidavit supporting the criminal complaint. "Barnett then asked the CS to place the explosive devices on store shelves from New York to Florida. He also provided the CS with a bag of gloves, a mask, and a license plate cover to disguise the CS’s identity from law enforcement." But the individual contacted law enforcement officials instead instead of planting the devices in the stores. "An explosives expert determined that they were capable of causing property damage, serious injury, or death to nearby persons upon detonation," according to the press release. If convicted, Barnett faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Barnett is currently in custody at the Marion County Jail on state charges for violating his terms of probation According to ABC affiliate WFTV in Orlando, Barrett was already on probation and wearing a court-ordered GPS monitor for a number of felony offenses, including kidnapping, multiple counts of sexual battery with a weapon or force and grand theft. It is unclear if Barrett has a lawyer. https://www.yahoo.com/gma/florida-m...-companys-061029334--abc-news-topstories.html
Feb 17, 2017 Even more ridiculous when you read the end of the article stating he was already on probation for grand theft, kidnapping and sexual battery with a weapon.
Feb 18, 2017 comes into thread expecting the guy is from Florida guys from florida this the least surprising thing in the world
Feb 18, 2017 "k--- thousands of people and cause 9/11 like damage to get rich, that's like a brilliant idea" -every dumb person ever.