The Miami Herald reports a former national guardsman pretending to be a U.S. Army soldier convinced an officer to give him a sophisticated laser sight for military rifles before he was caught hours later on the base with a land mine, several grenades and night vision devices, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors charged Anthony Todd Saxon, 34, with impersonating an Army master sergeant and stealing the infrared laser targeting sight. He did not enter a plea during a preliminary hearing in federal court, as his attorney said he needed more time to review the case.
News 12 has confirmed the identity of the suspect accused of bringing explosives onto Fort Gordon yesterday afternoon.
Authorities involved with the case tell News 12 the suspect is 34-year-old Anthony Saxon of Keysville, GA.Saxon is being held at the Richmond County jail. FBI Special Agent in Charge Anthony Russo says Saxon will have his first court appearance later today at the federal court building in Augusta.
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