A 22-year-old New Hampshire man has been arrested after authorities said he plotted to assassinate Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte with homemade pipe bombs.
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A 22-year-old New Hampshire man has been arrested after authorities said he plotted to assassinate Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte with homemade pipe bombs.
Tristan Anderson, described in court records as a ponytailed man from the state, was taken into custody in August and has been held without bail at Merrimack County Jail.
Hefaceschargesincludingcriminalthreateningandthreateningagovernmentofficial.
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Accordingtoprosecutors,AndersoncameunderinvestigationafterallegedlyboastingonSnapchatabouthisabilitytobuildexplosives.
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Authoritiessaidthedevicesmetthefederaldefinitionofa“weaponofmassdestruction.”
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