A Virginia man has been arrested and charged after authorities caught him with home made explosives in a stolen car on New Yr’s Day.
Jordan Alexander Sweetman, 19, of Arlington, is charged with obstruction of justice, possession of housebreaking instruments, sporting a masks to hide identification, driving with out a license, and manufacturing and possessing explosive supplies.
Warren County officers responded to a 911 name on Jan. 1 reporting a person sporting a ski masks throwing gadgets out of a suspicious darkish Honda with no license plates, in line with a press launch from the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Deputies later situated a automotive matching the outline of the 911 caller at a 7-Eleven in Linden, about 70 miles outdoors Washington, D.C., the place they detained Sweetman, who tried to flee the scene on foot.
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Jordan Alexander Sweetman, 19, of Arlington, Virginia, is charged with obstruction of justice, possession of housebreaking instruments, sporting a masks to hide identification, driving with out a license, and manufacturing and possessing explosive supplies. (Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace)
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Sweetman didn’t personal the car, lacked a sound driver’s license, and exhibited indicators of psychological well being points,” the sheriff’s workplace stated in a press launch.
Authorities transported Sweetman to a hospital for a medical analysis earlier than he appeared earlier than the Justice of the Peace final week to face his preliminary prices, which didn’t embody manufacturing and possessing explosive supplies on the time.
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On Jan. 2, officers carried out a search warrant of the stolen car and located a number of gadgets resembling home made explosives. The sheriff’s workplace then known as in further sources, together with the native fireplace division, the bomb squad and Washington Discipline Workplace for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Bomb technicians safely eliminated the explosive units from the car and carried out a managed detonation, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Deputies situated a car matching the outline of the 911 caller at a 7-Eleven in Linden, Virginia, about 70 miles outdoors Washington, D.C., the place they detained Jordan Sweetman, who tried to flee the scene on foot. (Google Maps)
Sweetman is being held with out bond at RSW Regional Jail in Warren County.
The 19-year-old’s LinkedIn web page states that he labored at Joint Base Andrews Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron, situated in Maryland. Fox Information Digital has reached out for an announcement.
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Two different unrelated incidents involving explosive units occurred on New Yr’s Day. Within the early morning hours of Jan. 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed a truck via a crowd on Bourbon Road in New Orleans, killing 14 individuals. Previous to the assault, Jabbar planted explosive units in coolers in two areas within the French Quarter, however police killed the attacker in a shootout earlier than he may detonate them.
Authorities patrol Bourbon Road as it’s reopened in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2024. Many individuals are useless and dozens are injured after a person rammed his automotive into crowds of New Yr’s Eve revelers on Bourbon Road on Wednesday. (Kat Ramirez for Fox Information Digital)
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Additionally on Jan. 1, Matthew Livelsberger exploded a Tesla Cybertruck in entrance of the Trump Worldwide Lodge Las Vegas on New Yr’s Day that Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated “seems to be a tragic case of suicide involving a closely embellished fight veteran who’s battling PTSD and different points.”
Officers are asking anybody with details about the incident to contact 540-635-7100 or e mail cpowell@warrencountysheriff.org.
