Russian teen charged with possessing weapon of mass destruction, Pennsylvania authorities say

FoxNews.com ^ | 01/25/14 | Todd Starnes

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

His last name is Tatar. Tatars are Muslims.

[bgill]

if the media's definition of “Weapons of Mass Destruction” is as loose as their definition of “Assault Weapons”, this kid could have had anything from an Atomic Bomb down to a couple of Cherry Bombs.

That was my first thought, too. What is the definition of mass destruction? Is it 3 people or 30 or 300 or 3000? My definition is closer to the 3000 which would mean it was military grade and I highly doubt some pot smokin' teen would have anything like that stuffed into a bag.

Another question, is he really Chechen or at least have Chechen associations?

[xzins]

If a simple bomb is a WMD, then Bush found WMDs in Iraq by the thousands.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Interestingly he is being held in the county prison on only $500,000 bond. It sounds like he had a pipe bomb or two and they are “making a federal case out if it.” If this was a real WMD case wouldn’t he be held by the FBI without bond?

[bgill]

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[bgill]

Yeah, I kept looking for any mention of the FBI so there couldn’t have been a WMD. More lies from the polar vortex msm.

[B4Ranch]

So I’m guessing he got stuck with :any shotgun with a barrel length less than eighteen (18) inches or an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches;

[stanne]

Well. OK, then.

[PghBaldy]

It is not just the media - the govt uses the term loosely at times, too. It could be some kind of explosive, or it could be a science project. We have to wait until Sunday to read it in the Altoona Mirror ;)

[Two Kids' Dad]

Either/or? Good to know. My rule #1 for younger kid is that she’s not allowed to commit any felonies before noon.

[SgtHooper]

Ok, people, will you take the time to delete the dam duplicate crap on your webpage copies. Holy crap! Read the same dam thing 3-4 times from title into the text body. YEESH!!

[Chode]

damn you're strict...

[ilovesarah2012]

LOL. I guess. I don’t remember the details but I was surprised it was considered a weapon of mass destruction.

[Popman]

“Weapon of mass destruction” could mean anything from a firecracker to a mini-nuke

There are several stories a while back where the bomb squad was called in because someone had fire crackers...

Since there seems to be a gag order on what the “Weapon of mass destruction” actually was...

My bet it was a pipe bomb...

I would think it's kind of hard to build a mini nuke in several weeks, plus the materials would extremely hard to obtain...

[cunning_fish]

First name is Slavic, of Polish origin means ‘rule and be famous’, last name is certainly non-Russian, sounds pretty much muslim to me.
The perp himself looks like either tartar or Chechen or other North Caucasus breed, but Polish name is unusual for Chechen.

[Fairhairedboy]

My guess is he was making hash oil using a butane extractor and the butane extractor is the WMD.

[P.O.E.]

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[P.O.E.]

More pictures of the perp:

http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2014/01/vladislav-miftakhov-found-with-wmd-bomb-in-altoona-pennsylvania-teen-has-wmd-saddam-didnt-2795702.html

[P.O.E.]

PRESS RELEASE - ARREST

The Altoona Police Department announces the arrest of Vladislav Miftakhov, 19 years of age, of 118 North 9th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601.

While investigating a reported marijuana grow operation officers located a suspected bomb and other assorted bomb making materials inside a suitcase within Miftakhov’s apartment. The bomb was safely deconstructed by experts from the Pennsylvania State Police – Bomb Squad. Miftakhov, a Russian Citizen, told investigators he purchased the bomb making materials through the internet over the past several weeks. The appropriate Federal Agencies were notified and are assisting with our investigation.

Vladislav Miftakhov is charged with Possessing a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Risking a Catastrophe, Possession with Intent to Deliver – Marijuana, Possessing Instruments of Crime (2 cts.), Prohibited Offensive Weapons, Incendiary Devices, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Possession of Controlled Substances, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Miftakhov was transported to Blair County Central Booking for arraignment.

Vladislav Miftakhov is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

From the Altoona police facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/AltoonaPD

[Brian Kopp DPM]

I think this is the same kid in the green shirt in this YouTube video of “Bay Area Underground Boxing”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CHBhhxJMxn0#t=167

The kid was part of a “Bay Area Underground” Facebook group in 2011.