Smithfield, N.C. — An Ohio man was arrested Friday after, authorities say, he stole a tractor-trailer carrying ammonium nitrate, a key ingredient in fertilizer that can also be used as an explosive.
A Highway Patrol trooper stopped the truck on Friday at the Flying J gas station and truck stop off Interstate 95 in Kenly.
Brian Rutledge, 46, of Carrolton, Ohio, was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest. He was in the Johnston County jail Monday afternoon under a $20,000 secured bond.
Authorities said the truck was stolen in Orville, Ohio, and that Rutledge knew what was in it.
Investigators said Monday that they are still unsure what he was going to do with the substance.
Ohio man arrested in Kenly was hauling explosive substance
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Look deeper into some of the past cases of domestic terrorism including 911 and OKC there were always people that had forehand knowledge of the event but its always seems , for what ever reason or agenda that the folks at the tops weren't listening.
Problem,Reaction,Solution.
June 16, 2009 3:38 p.m.
...yet, it is the hardest substance to obtain to make a simpple, yet very effective ordinance with the addition of more common substances. I could go into details, but I don't wish to publish directions. A couple of tons, was reported. That is a substantial amount. ....QUITE substantial. Charcoal is an ingredient in black powder, but it isn't relative in explosive velocity to RDX, like AN +___________. Several tons of RDX comparible explosive in the hands of radical extremists who were born here CONCERNS me...
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June 16, 2009 1:50 p.m.
and it's Orrville, not Orville(that would be the popcorn - no relation)
June 16, 2009 1:11 p.m.