a U.S. Department of Justice inventory of the contents found by law enforcement officials was visible on the seat,
I wonder if this has to do with the feedstore conversation being overheard by the plain clothes officer and if Justice searched his car at some point in time before the game. I think the authorities were watching Jihadi Joel. Also, the fact the car hasn't been impounded at this point in time also makes me think they already know what's in it....? Am I reading too much in?
Interesting!! And I don't know if you're reading too much into it, but you've posed some interesting situations.