- River Smith, 21, of Minnesota pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a machine gun after telling an FBI informant about his plan to use automatic weapons against police and expressing admiration for mass shooters.
- Smith was initially charged with possession of a machine gun and attempting to possess unregistered hand grenades. He had paid an FBI informant for devices to convert guns to fully automatic fire and dummy grenades.
- Smith had expressed interest in joining neo-Nazi paramilitary groups and showed animosity toward racial and religious groups.
- Smith awaits sentencing. The maximum sentence for the offense is 10 years. Read More
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