A 53-year-old Loveland man who boasted he’d bring high-powered weapons to a protest at the Colorado Capitol against coronavirus restrictions was arrested over the weekend and faces charges after Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agents raided his home and found four pipe bombs, authorities said Sunday night.
A criminal complaint alleges that Bradley Bunn, a member of an anti-government militia, possessed illegal destructive devices. Law enforcement officers including FBI agents, equipped with two search warrants, conducted the raids on Friday.
Bunn raised concerns after he boasted on social media that he would bring high-powered weapons to a rally at the Colorado Capitol protesting coronavirus restrictions.
Bunn will be advised of his rights Monday in a U.S. magistrate video conference, according to a release issued Sunday night by U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn.
If convicted, Bunn faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
During searches at Bunn’s residence in Loveland, agents found four pipe bombs. They later also searched Bunn’s vehicle and found two 1-pound containers of .308 caliber cartridge reloading gunpowder.
Bomb technicians transported the explosive materials to a range, Dunn’s release said, “where they were successfully rendered safe.”
