| This story popped up earlier in the week but I didn't see it here. A hat tip to the Gates of Vienna, who has more information in later posts at his site. |
A federal arrest warrant has been issued for a Chesterfield man after an ATF explosives investigation. NBC12 first brought you the story about the search of the man's Brandermill home one week ago. Behind bars on domestic charges in Chesterfield, Chetanand Sewraz, 24, now faces federal charges of possessing a destructive device or bomb in Florida.
| A bomb-maker, you say? And a young one, too. Where'd he learn to do that? |
County police spent the beginning of last week searching after a belief 24-year-old Sewraz and his then wife, Mariea Gamble, had been stealing computer equipment and making fraudulent returns at a Midlothian Staples store in March 2005.
But, while Chesterfield Police were taking pages worth of evidence out of Sewraz's home a federal search was also underway at the home by ATF agents. Federal agents now tell us they were looking at Sewraz in an attempted bombing investigation in the Vero Beach, Florida area. As a result, they say Sewraz now faces charges of possessing a destructive device on December 4, 2005 in Indian River County, Florida.
On Tuesday at Sewraz's Brandermill home his father told us his son is innocent. He says the charges come after someone blew up his daughter-in law's vehicle and her mother's vehicle in Florida.
ATF agents clarify their investigation came after the discovery of an explosive device in Mariea Gamble's vehicle that was not detonated. The ATF is also looking into a vehicle fire in her mother's vehicle.
In recent weeks, both Sewraz and his now estranged wife have filed assault and other domestic charges against each other in Chesterfield. Sewraz claims his wife threatened to blow up his Brandermill home. She's now out of jail on bond.
| According to the Gates of Vienna post, the young lad is a native of Mauritius. There's no overt link to a terror group which is why I'm putting this on Page 3, but there's something fishy going on. |
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