Jerry Drake Varnell was arrested in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb in downtown Oklahoma City. A 23-year-old man who said he hated the U.S. government has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly trying to blow up an Oklahoma City bank with what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb in a truck. Varnell thought he was dealing with two fellow sympathizers in the anti-government movement but they were a confidential informant and an undercover FBI agent working in a sting operation, according to the complaint. The next day, Varnell parked the truck next to a BancFirst building in downtown Oklahoma City. The FBI said Varnell wrote a statement that he wanted posted on social media after the explosion he expected.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 14, 2017 19:18 UTC