Police Find Weapons in Alabama Home After Threats to ICE
A runaway teenager’s string of police encounters and alleged threats to kill immigration agents led to three arrests in Alabama last month, court records show.
TL;DR
- Levi Belcher, an 18-year-old runaway, was arrested in Alabama after allegedly threatening to kill immigration agents.
- Law enforcement found "anti-government writings" and a rifle with "anti fascist" written on it in a Huntsville apartment.
- Belcher and two roommates, Tadashi Erekson and Anthony Slota, were indicted on charges related to unregistered rifles and threatening communications.
- Belcher had previous interactions with law enforcement as a minor regarding "improvised devices" and had a federal safety bulletin.
- Investigators found dozens of gun magazines in Belcher's vehicle with anti-government sentiments written on them.
- The apartment also contained memorabilia referencing anarchist and antifascist ideologies, including a sign about Fred Hampton.