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Man Charged With Attempt to Acquire Chemical Weapons, Attack U.S. Government Buildings
A Tennessee man was charged yesterday in federal court with attempting to acquire chemical weapons with the intent to attack U.S. government buildings, the Jackson (Tenn.) Sun reported (see GSN, March 15). Federal authorities said Demetrius “Van” Crocker, 39, was arrested yesterday after meeting with an undercover federal agent in an attempt to purchase sarin nerve agent and conventional explosives. Crocker told the agent on Sept. 16 of his hatred for the U.S. government and said “it would be a good thing if somebody could detonate some sort of weapon of mass destruction in Washington, D.C., while both the U.S. Congress and Senate were in session,” according to the FBI arrest affidavit. Yesterday’s operation followed a seven-month investigation that began when the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was told that Crocker was attempting to acquire “nuclear waste and/or nuclear materials,” according to the affidavit. Crocker faces individual charges of attempting to obtain chemical weapons, receiving stolen explosives and attempting to receive explosives in interstate commerce with the intent to damage and destroy a building and real property. If convicted on all charges, Crocker faces more than 20 years in prison and fines of up to $750,000, according to the Sun (Jamie Page, Jackson Sun, Oct. 26).
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