Army Vet Attacks Manhattan Federal Building with Airsoft Gun & Fireworks
A guy rolled up to a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan with a cart full of fireworks, axes, and a toy rifle, trying to start a revolution on a Monday morning.
An Army veteran named Andrew Arrabaca pulled up to 26 Federal Plaza with a handcart, an airsoft rifle, and a wild amount of fireworks. He set off a blaze, shot plastic pellets at the building, and dumped flammable liquid into the bushes while wearing a tactical helmet.
Inside that building is an immigration court, an ICE office, and the local FBI headquarters. His cart had a sign reading "ICE off our streets." When FBI agents questioned him after his arrest, he admitted he was trying to hurt or kill anyone walking through the doors.
The absurd part? Aside from his toy gun and pyrotechnics, he brought two axes, a machete, three knives, and a hammer. Yet somehow, despite bringing a medieval armory to launch an anti-government assault, he only managed to cause minor injuries to three people before federal guards tackled him.
Former Patriot missile repairmen really shouldn't be relying on airsoft rifles to settle political grievances.
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