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Molotov Cocktails had been made to blow-up middle school 2018-03-08 - Franklin, Simpson County, KY - Photo from U.S. District Attorney office, U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of KY. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, a 20 year old Franklin, KY, man knowingly made five illegal firearms. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Trey Alexander Gwathney-Law, relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. All were made using glass bottles. Four of the bottles (one Mountain Dew, one Sprite, and two Dr. Pepper) contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a cloth wick stuffed in the bottle opening. Commonly referred to as a Molotov cocktail. A fifth, illegal firearm was made using a glass Root Beer bottle and contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a piece of green pyrotechnic fuse attached to the opening with an epoxy sealant. The bottle contained a silver CO2 cartridge in the top of the bottle, under the pyrotechnic fuse. The CO2 cartridge contained explosive powder and small pieces of paper which appeared to have been soaked in the same flammable liquid found inside the bottle. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Gwathney-Law relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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