A federal grand jury added two weapons counts against Christopher P. Hasson but no terrorism-related counts.
By Lynh Bui Lynh Bui Reporter focusing on public safety and criminal justice Email Bio Follow February 27 at 5:38 PM A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of planning a domestic terrorist attack illegally possessed silencers among the arsenal of weapons prosecutors contend he stockpiled for his plot, according to new court filings.
Hasson was taken into custody at work this month after a computer program the Coast Guard uses to search for insider threats flagged suspicious activity connected to him, federal authorities said. After executing a search warrant at his Silver Spring home and office, law enforcement uncovered a cache of weapons in the basement apartment Hasson lived in as well as a spreadsheet of “traitors” and politicians and media personalities he planned to attack, prosecutors said.
Hasson’s federal public defender, Julie Stelzig, argued at his detention hearing that the government’s accusations were “inflammatory” and that there was no indication he planned to carry out an attack. It is not a crime to have negative thoughts, Stelzig added. Prosecutors said Hasson could face up to 31 years in prison for the three weapons charges and tramadol possession if he is convicted.[House Democrats press U.S. military about how it is screening for white nationalism and other extremism in the ranks]
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