Former Navy SEAL Sentenced in Plot to Throw Fireworks at Police During ‘No Kings’ Protest
Prosecutors said Gregory Vandenberg planned to use mortar fireworks and M-150s against police, and a jury convicted him after a five-day trial.
- On Monday, a federal judge sentenced former Navy SEAL Gregory Vandenberg to 16 months in prison for transporting explosives to California with plans to attack law enforcement officers.
- Prosecutors said Vandenberg intended to use fireworks against police at the 'No Kings Day' protest scheduled for June 14, 2025, after purchasing six mortar fireworks and 72 M-150 firecrackers in New Mexico.
- Store employees in Lordsburg, New Mexico, reported Vandenberg to police on June 12 after he asked about the fireworks' destructive power. Federal agents tracked his vehicle to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
- Following his 16-month prison term, Vandenberg will serve one year of supervised release. Prosecutors argued his extremist, antisemitic ideology motivated the plot and posed serious risk of injury to officers.
- Authorities recovered clothing labeled 'AMALEK'—which Vandenberg said meant 'destroyer of Jews'—along with antisemitic and extremist symbols. Prosecutor Ellison stated, 'What they are not free to do is use explosives to threaten or terrorize others.
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A deranged ex-Navy SEAL who intended to kill police at a “No King’s Day” protest in California has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison. Gregory Vandenberg, a 49-year-old former Navy SEAL, set off from El Paso ahead of a June 14, 2025 protest in San Diego but first stopped in Lordsburg, New Mexico, where he reportedly purchased six mortar-style fireworks and 72 M-150 firecrackers, according to El Paso station KFOX. While at the store, h…
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