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Ohio man arrested in Kenly was hauling explosive substance


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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.

RELATED TOPICS: Johnston County

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It is pretty known fact in the Intel community and by the extremists groups themselves that most groups classified as radical or extremist have been infiltrated by some form of FBI or CIA. So at the end of the day any terrorist action that happens domestically does so with these agencies forehand knowledge. You sound like a bright guy but I question your true concerns. What are you saying, we need to give up our liberties for a false sense of security ? When you gives up liberty for security you will end up with neither.

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.

Ammonium nitrate isn't an explosive substance, it's a fertilizer and an oxidizing agent. Ammonium nitrate must be mixed with an impurity such as a long chain hydrocarbon before it becomes potentially explosive. I hate media sensationalism.

...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...

Ammonium nitrate isn't an explosive substance, it's a fertilizer and an oxidizing agent. Ammonium nitrate must be mixed with an impurity such as a long chain hydrocarbon before it becomes potentially explosive. I hate media sensationalism.

Why is the bond so low. If he stole the truck and knew what was in it then he must have had a plan. Nobody would just steal a truck and drive across country with it just to see if they can get a buyer. Wake up Johnston County and put this man under a million dollar bond until they can investigate. If he is part of a larger plan then the $20,000 can be made almost immediately.

stolen from my home town!

and it's Orrville, not Orville(that would be the popcorn - no relation)

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