
The pipe was taped to suspected mixed explosive materials.

According to the ATF, the disassembly and examination of the device revealed a metal pipe that was sealed at both ends (with end caps) and filled with suspected pyrotechnic powder, with a suspected pyrotechnic fuse inserted into one of the end caps. READ: Teen human trafficking victim, who pleaded guilty to killing rapist, escapes custody in IowaĪfter purchase, the device was disassembled by ATF bomb technicians.
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This weapon requires registration, and a search of the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record conducted on Nov. Officials said the confidential informant received a text message from Hall with an image of a "Glock switch." According to ATF, the switch could be used to convert a Glock pistol to a machine gun. The detective asked Hall if he could build another device, according to the federal complaint, to which Hall replied, "I got enough to build six more." Investigators say, when asked about future purchases, Hall indicated he "had enough to build six more now." (Photos courtesy: Pasco County Sheriff's Office/ATF) military veteran from California, was under federal surveillance since March, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed Monday. At the meeting, Paul also offered to sell a firearm with the undercover officer also purchased." military veteran who allegedly plotted to bomb a planned white nationalist rally in Long Beach, California, federal authorities announced Monday. 2, just one day after Hall had first contacted the confidential source about the pipe bomb an undercover officer with the Pasco sheriff’s office purchased the pipe bomb. State Attorney of the Middle District of Florida.

"A deal was set up for Paul to sell the pipe bomb for $800," explained Roger Handberg, U.S. READ: Teen girl kidnapped in Alabama, taken to Florida where she was beaten, bound and left under tree: Police Hall claimed police had traced the gun back to him and had questioned him about the robbery."Ī Pasco County detective joined the investigation and met with Hall to purchase the explosive device. Mark Steven Domingo, 26, was arrested Friday night after he took delivery of what he thought was an improvised explosive device from an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a bomb-maker.

When McGee shoots an undercover detective in an alley, Gibbs wonders. "Hall complained that he had sold a gun to Kiko that Kiko later dropped during a robbery. When two married assassins who were planning a hit at a Marine Corps ball die in an. "During ensuing conversations with Hall, the CS learned that Hall had contemplated using the pipe bomb to target an individual identified only as ‘Kiko,’" the complaint read in part.
