A 27-year-old high school security guard named Angelo Jackson Mendiver pleaded guilty to manufacturing, selling, and mailing homemade explosives with a teenage accomplice in Bakersfield, California. Mendiver used an Instagram account to sell explosives and explosive materials and worked closely with a male juvenile high school student. On June 1, 2023, federal agents seized about 1,000 pounds of explosives from Mendiver's residence and a juvenile's home under a search warrant. Mendiver pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials and mailing explosive devices, as well as making false statements to FBI agents.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 A 27-year-old high school security guard named Angelo Jackson Mendeavor pleaded guilty to
00:06 manufacturing, selling, and mailing homemade explosives with a teenage accomplice in Bakersfield,
00:11 California.
00:12 Mendeavor used an Instagram account to sell explosives and explosive materials and worked
00:16 closely with a male juvenile high school student.
00:19 On June 1, 2023, federal agents seized about 1,000 pounds of explosives from Mendeavor's
00:24 residence and a juvenile's home under a search warrant.
00:27 Mendeavor pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in manufacturing and dealing in explosive
00:31 materials and mailing explosive devices, as well as making false statements to FBI agents.
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