Military Husband Probed for Allegedly Posting Threats on Radical Web Site

[Guest db99wj]

This is right here in Millington TN. Be careful what you post.

Seized his shotgun, but he does live on post.

FOXNews.com - Military Husband Probed for Allegedly Posting Threats on Radical Web Site

The husband of a military servicewoman living on a Tennessee Naval base is under investigation for posting threatening comments on a radical right-wing Web site, FoxNews.com has learned.

Investigators with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have seized the man's shotgun and taken it to the armory at the Naval Support Activity Mid-South base in Millington, Tenn. The firearm will be will be stored there while the agency's probe continues.

The man, writing under the name "ACA," posted a comment last week in response to a story on the expanding role of the IRS under the new health care law. The story was posted on infowars.com, which is operated by conservative talk-show host Alex Jones.

In response to comments made by a poster who questioned others' commitment to violence against government workers, "ACA" wrote:

"THEN I WILL ( I here by threatn you with violence) if you come to my door [address removed] see if im joking! and as for you BEN what dose it look like? you living in it right now! IVAN go buy a gun and get some practice in... ..."

His post generated a response by someone calling himself "Madman," who wrote:

"Who threatened? Threats are things said, that you don't really intend on doing, to hopefully make an advisory cower in fear. We made promises, to protect our family, and our property against armed aggressors,"before re-posting the address of the Naval base.

Both posts have been removed from the site.

Earlier this month, "ACA" posted a series of comments in which he talked about killing police officers and other law enforcers. In one, he claimed to keep an AR-15 assault rifle by his door and a loaded 12-gauge shotgun nearby, and he said he'd like to use both to kill police. The Naval base spokesman said only one weapon, the shotgun, was removed from the man's home.

"ACA" has also praised the actions of Joseph Stack, the anti-tax Texan who last month crashed a small plane into an Austin building that houses an IRS office, killing one of their workers. "ACA" said in one online post that Stack didn't have enough explosives on board the plane. In other posts, he implored others to target Transportation Security Administration employees. And in an even earlier post, he wrote, "T.S.A. ... ... ... ... .truly .stupid .*******s! the guy that lived next to me worked for them and i made his life a liveing hell till he moved!"

On Monday morning, NCIS agents and base security located "ACA" at the address — a privately owned on-base housing unit — that he posted in his recent comment on infowars.com. He admitted to posting the comment, said base spokesman David Crenshaw. The man's name was not revealed.

"Based on the statements, the installation commanding officer requested that the resident surrender any weapons to base security for safekeeping until an investigation could be completed. The resident was cooperative and complied with the request," Crenshaw said.

"The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Installation Security Team are conducting an investigation into the statements to determine if there was any criminal wrongdoing."

This action was taken after FoxNews.com inquired about the online comment.

Even though he is a civilian, the man is living on a military base, making him subject to the rules of that base. The commanding officer has the authority to take any weapons that are on the base — whether they belong to a member of the military or a civilian — and store them at the armory. For the same reason, NCIS has the authority to arrest him.

The man, who has not been charged, will be permitted to check his shotgun out of the armory, but he will be monitored while doing so, Crenshaw said.

NCIS and the base's security force will continue to monitor the man as they conducts their investigation. Thus far, Crenshaw said, it appeared to investigators that the man had not violated any law.

"Threatening violence is taken very seriously but it is not necessarily an illegal act — there's freedom of speech," Crenshaw said, adding that investigators would step in if they sensed the man was going to take action and that his online rants were more than just blather.

Crenshaw said he did not know if "Madman," the commenter who replied to "ACA's" post, was being sought by investigators.

Edited March 30, 2010 by db99wj
I spel gewd.

[Smith]

Wow. Is it just me or does every new "investigation" of "right wing extremist" hint at the coming persecution by the socialist left? I may be getting my tinfoil in a wad, but it really seems like these things are picking up specifically against what HMS has laid out as the biggest domestic threat - right wing, Christian, military, Americans. Coincidences or ideology in practice?

How come they couldn't have done this was Hassan, who had far more cause for concern?

Edited March 30, 2010 by Smith

[Guest jackdm3]

"he claimed to keep an AR-15 assault rifle by his door and a loaded 12-gauge shotgun nearby, and he said he'd like to use both to kill police"

It's all over now. He's got his own radar now, figuratively.

"Threatening violence is taken very seriously but it is not necessarily an illegal act — there's freedom of speech," Crenshaw said."

REALLY surprised to read that from an official.

Edited March 30, 2010 by jackdm3

[Guest FroggyOne2]

It is already said.. that the "O" man is going to get in your face if you object to the agenda. I feel that it will only get worse.. ppl will be targeted for their opposition to the current agenda at hand.

[Guest mustangdave]

Silliness like this is all the more reason NOT to SHOOT OFF your mouth about your "bad intentions"...nuff said

[mcurrier]

...but it's ok for muslim Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan to post all kinds of psycho stuff on the internet and no one says a word, checks into it or does anything about it...

[Daniel]

You cant have privately owned weapons in post housing. period. If the guy repeatedly posted his address what the hell did he expect? someone would eventually report him. POWs must be secured in an arms room.

Edited March 31, 2010 by Daniel
clarification

[Kelemvor]

Some people just don't understand the term "DISCRETION".

[Smith]

Some people just don't understand the term "DISCRETION".

True, but the thing that raises my radar is that what he said, while borderline, is not necessarily extremist. As I and others have pointed out Hassan said far worse and in far more direct ways and nothing.

A bullet tends to hit where it is pointed. When there are 37 known radical Islamic camps here in the US and the so called "Christian" group and guys like this get pinched.... it makes you wonder just where it the governments gun pointed.

[Guest mustangdave]

...but it's ok for muslim Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan to post all kinds of psycho stuff on the internet and no one says a word, checks into it or does anything about it...

well of course...we wouldn't want anyone to be...UNCOMFORTABLE...now would we?

[Tempest455]

...but it's ok for muslim Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan to post all kinds of psycho stuff on the internet and no one says a word, checks into it or does anything about it...

But he was one of "them" and that's OK........................

[tntnixon]

So will the phrase "Molon Labe" be banned forever? I really don't see the difference between what was posted and Chuck Heston's "from my cold dead fingers".

[Guest db99wj]

Not sure if this guy is a nutjob or just a dumbass.

It's one thing to post a questionable comment in the heat of a discussion, to show a pattern is somthing else. This guy appears to have shown a pattern.

Going after an individual like this or a group, like the so called "christian" group or an radical islamic group it would seem that the evidence and probable cause had to be there in order to be effective. Once that intel is gathered and confirmed they can and do go in. The "chrisitan" group and this guy gave enough away to get popped. Which leads me to believe that these true radical groups are organized and a little smarter than ones mentioned above.

[mcurrier]

well of course...we wouldn't want anyone to be...UNCOMFORTABLE...now would we?

unky phil? santa?

[Curiousgb]

Not sure if this guy is a nutjob or just a dumbass.

It's one thing to post a questionable comment in the heat of a discussion, to show a pattern is somthing else. This guy appears to have shown a pattern.

Going after an individual like this or a group, like the so called "christian" group or an radical islamic group it would seem that the evidence and probable cause had to be there in order to be effective. Once that intel is gathered and confirmed they can and do go in. The "chrisitan" group and this guy gave enough away to get popped. Which leads me to believe that these true radical groups are organized and a little smarter than ones mentioned above.

He is definitely a dumbass, and probably a little nuts. His wife is going to be in a world of feces. I would be surprised if they are allowed to stay in base housing. I am glad they jerked a knot it this guy.

[Curiousgb]

But he was one of "them" and that's OK........................

I think the problem with the Muslim Major was less a "one of them" scenarios, than it is one of typical military pass the "trash" syndrome. Especially in the Medical/Officer Corp. There is a sense that you can't confront someone or give them a bad fitrep, it might hurt their career. Or they might call me a racist or whatever...... I have seen dozens of times, in my career and my wifes, she is stationed at the base in the article.