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These are weapons belonging to men accused of plotting to blow up California’s Democratic HQ

By Sam Stanton
Five improvised explosive devices that federal agents said they seized from the Napa home of Ian Benjamin Rogers are seen in an undated photo accompanying an indictment against Rogers and Jarrod Copeland of Vallejo. The men were charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party’s headquarters in Sacramento, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politically-motivated attacks, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Five improvised explosive devices that federal agents said they seized from the Napa home of Ian Benjamin Rogers are seen in an undated photo accompanying an indictment against Rogers and Jarrod Copeland of Vallejo. The men were charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party’s headquarters in Sacramento, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politically-motivated attacks, federal prosecutors said Thursday. U.S. Attorney's Office

Federal officials say two Northern California men plotted to blow up the Democratic headquarters building in Sacramento to protest then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, and court records indicate they had a well-stocked arsenal.

Among the items seized that the government is now seeking to have forfeited if Ian Benjamin Rogers and Jarrod Copeland are convicted:

  • Five pipe bombs
  • One MG-42 belt fed, open-bolt machine gun
  • One AKM-style machine gun with an under-fold stock
  • One AKM-style machine gun marked “Hesse Model 47” with a side-fold stock
  • One .45-caliber Aldo Uberti 1873 revolver
  • One One .4570-caliber Aldo Uberti Sharps single-shot rifle
  • One .223-caliber Armalite AR-10 A2 rifle
  • One Benelli Urbino 12 gauge shotgun
  • One Beretta 92FS Briga 9mm pistol
  • One Winchester rifle
  • One .40-caliber Browning Hi Power MK pistol
  • One flare pistol
  • One 7.62 x 51mm FN rifle
  • One Gecado Luger 9mm pistol
  • One Glock 17 9mm pistol
  • One Glock 19 9mm pistol
  • One .45-caliber Glock 21 pistol
  • One .556-caliber Harrington & Richardson M16A1 rifle
  • One .45-caliber HAS Streamlight TLR-1 pistol
  • One .40-caliber Heckler & Koch USP 40 pistol
  • One .45-caliber Heckler & Koch USP 45 pistol
  • One Heckler & Koch P2000SK 9mm pistol
  • One .308-caliber International M1 Garand rifle
  • One Kel-Tech 12 gauge shotgun
  • One .45-caliber Kimber Raptor II pistol
  • One .44- or .50-caliber Magnum Research Desert Eagle pistol
  • One Mauser C96 7.63mm pistol
  • One Mossberg 590 pump-action 12 gauge shotgun
  • One Mossberg pump action 12 gauge shotgun
  • One Remington 870 Tactical 12 gauge shotgun
  • One .308-caliber rifle
  • One .454-caliber Ruger 871 revolver
  • One Ruger 556 rifle
  • One Ruger M77 7mm rifle
  • One Ruger 7.62 x 39mm rifle
  • One .45-caliber Sig Sauer 1911 pistol
  • One .45-caliber Sig Sauer Exeter 1911 pistol
  • One .45-caliber Sig Sauer P220R pistol
  • One .44-caliber Smith & Wesson 629DX revolver
  • One Springfield M1A 7.62 x 51 mm rifle
  • One .45-caliber Springfield PX9628L pistol
  • One .45-caliber Springfield PC9105LCA pistol
  • One .45-caliber Springfield 1911 pistol
  • One 45-caliber Springfield PC9105LCA pistol
  • One .223-caliber Steyr Aug A3 rifle
  • One Walther P38 9mm pistol
  • One .22-caliber Walther P22 pistol
  • One .357-caliber Winchester 1873 lever-action rifle
  • One Anderson Manufacturing AR-15 type lower receiver
  • One polymer 80 PF 940C 9mm pistol without a serial number
  • One unknown caliber polymer 80 P45 pistol without a serial number
  • One .45-caliber Kimber Eclipse Custom II pistol
  • One Hi-Point C9 9mm pistol
  • One .22-caliber Marlin 60 rifle

This story was originally published July 16, 2021 at 9:35 AM.

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