CAMBBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested a man they say illegally purchased ammunition at a gun show after talking about going on a politically motivated shooting rampage.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan says 54-year-old Brian Schwartztrauber, of Cambridge, was held on $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty to illegal possession of ammunition.
Authorities were alerted by his roommate, who told police he talked about getting a gun and starting a “civil war.” She says he was motivated by his hatred of Democrats.
Authorities say they found ammunition in his home and he bought more ammo at a gun show last weekend while apparently intoxicated, even though he doesn’t have a Massachusetts gun permit.
His attorney, Maximilian Martucelli, says his client doesn’t own a gun and had no intention of committing a crime.
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