Florida man allegedly had AR-15, silencers and list of Jewish and Black targets
A man arrested for alleged weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a U.S. congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege.
A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege.
John Lapinski, 41, was jailed without bail on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered gun suppressor.
It wasn't clear Tuesday whether Lapinski has legal counsel for the matter. The Federal Public Defender of South Florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A factual proffer in support of keeping Lapinski behind bars that was filed Tuesday includes new details about his arrest and a subsequent search of his belongings, in which authorities say they found the list, firearms and ammunition.
Police in Margate, 40 miles north of Miami, were called for a report of shots fired about 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 and zeroed in on a home where a resident said only she and her brother, Lapinski, were present, according to the proffer, which was signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Anton.
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