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Texas Man Faces Sentencing for Chemical Weapons Possession
A 62-year-old Texas man pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing a chemical weapon after authorities discovered precursors needed to make cyanide gas in a storage facility he rented (see GSN, Nov. 3).
Authorities arrested William Krar after an April search uncovered sodium cyanide as well as hydrochloric, nitric and acetic acids and instructions for turning the agents into a chemical weapon. Krar faces nine to 11 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Judith Bruey, who shared the storage space with Krar, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess illegal weapons and could be sentenced to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
In the April search, investigators also discovered white supremacist literature and illegal firearms (Associated Press/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Nov. 13).
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