“A Detroit man who allegedly bought high-grade explosives from an undercover agent after amassing an arsenal of weapons and talking about carrying out an attack was charged Monday following an FBI counterterrorism investigation. It is unclear from court filings whether Sebastian Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, was planning an attack…”
Of course he wasn’t. He was planning a garden party.
“FBI: Detroiter built up arsenal, talked of an attack,” by Robert Snell, Detroit News, August 1, 2016 (thanks to bdizzle):
Detroit — A Detroit man who allegedly bought high-grade explosives from an undercover agent after amassing an arsenal of weapons and talking about carrying out an attack was charged Monday following an FBI counterterrorism investigation.
It is unclear from court filings whether Sebastian Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, was planning an attack and why he allegedly was purchasing explosives from an undercover FBI agent.
Court records chronicle a 16-month undercover investigation that started after a tipster told the FBI that Gregerson, 29, had grenades and bazookas.
The complaint emerged Monday amid heightened concern about terror-related attacks and fatal shootings of law enforcement officers, including five officers killed during an attack last month in Dallas.
“I am unable to comment beyond what’s contained in the complaint,” said Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit.
Gregerson, who has a long brown beard and nearly waist-length hair, quietly read a copy of the criminal complaint Monday while wearing handcuffs and ankle chains during a brief arraignment in federal court. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted of unregistered possession of a destructive device and unlicensed receipt of explosive materials.
Gregerson, who is being held without bond temporarily, is due back in federal court Thursday when a judge could keep him locked up while awaiting trial.
Two Gregerson supporters, including a woman wearing a hijab, declined comment outside federal court. Gregerson’s court-appointed lawyer could not be reached for comment.
A Facebook account belonging to a user with the same name, and a hometown of Dearborn, includes an image of a man riding a horse and carrying an Islamic State flag.
Seamus Hughes, deputy director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, said Islamic State supporters have used the same photo in the past.
“That suggests to me that he is a supporter (of the Islamic State),” Hughes said.
Well surmised, Seamus!
The Facebook account also includes a meme that mentions shooting sprees.
“Abdurrahman Gregerson” works in logistics and supply chain at Target and previously worked at Wal-Mart, according to a LinkedIn profile. The profile says he is studying criminal justice and law enforcement administration at Henry Ford Community College and lists firearms instruction, survival training and security as skills.
Buying began in April 2015
The court records detail a prolonged FBI investigation that culminated Sunday with Gregerson allegedly buying high explosives from an undercover agent.
Since April 2015, Gregerson has purchased an arsenal of weapons, hundreds of rounds of AK-47 ammunition, tactical gear, ski masks and a training video for using a Russian assault rifle.
In June, he bought commercial-grade road spikes that can be used to slow or disable vehicles, according to a 16-page criminal complaint. He bought the spikes on eBay, the FBI alleged.
He also purchased several tactical training items, including handguns, and dummy rounds.
“In my training and experience, and that of other agents upon whose expertise I am also relying, the purchase of training versions of these weapons makes it unlikely that the weapons were purchased for recreational use, such as hunting,” an FBI special agent wrote in the complaint.
Gregerson made several firearms purchases in recent months while under FBI surveillance, according to the complaint.
In June, undercover agents learned Gregerson visited a Dearborn outdoors store and purchased a semi-automatic rifle, according to court records.
Days later, he bought a pistol from a “white male” in a gas station parking lot in Belleville, the FBI alleged.
In recent months, Gregerson has had several recorded conversations with an undercover agent during which he allegedly talked about weapons, specifically grenades and grenade launchers, according to court records.
Gregerson said he possessed a legal grenade launcher and described tactics he would use to commit an attack on a building with the grenades, according to the FBI.
Gregerson also talked about how he could make homegrown high-explosive grenades, which are illegal, using hollow shells.
“They’re highly illegal, it’s a destructive device,” Gregerson told the undercover agent, according to court records. “And if you built your own you would have to register them as destructive devices before you built them.”…

abbas says
what about millions of common people killed by USA since ww2 , USA has attacked six Muslims countries since 2001 and has not expired a single bomb on shelf despite being being largest arm producer , because USA always need to bomb and kill some one in the name of PEACE
and Satan Israel has destroyed/killed a whole nation in their homeland so that it can wait for its messiah to rule the world
USA and Israel are only/ biggest terrorist in this world. USA supports and promotes terrorism , Isis was created by USA unnecessary, planned invasion of Iraq to keep regine unstable so that no strong army or country should exist to challenge Israel s’ illegal occupation , 9/11 was design by CIA and performed by Saudis ,so that NATO can reach Afghanistan to corner Iran , china and Russia
in short Americans are most violence loving nation on earth ,love violent movies violent games ,gun etc ,USA has given itself the job of policeman of whole world and to quench its blood + violence thrust killed ,destroyed lives + future of millions of common peoples in the name of peace .
has USA made world safer than 2001 when it stared never ending war on so called terrorism .
world will be much much safer when Isis and nuke both USA creations will find a way in USA with hand in hand ,sooner the better for whole world ,Israel will be a piece of cake without it Satan father USA
USA has being playing with fire for to long ,its destruction is race of trophy hunting between many players like Russia ,china ,north Korea , Isis ,Iran ,economic collapse or some internal / natural disaster
linnte says
What about. Yeah, what about it? USA needs to get tougher on Islam and turn Mecca to glass, Abbas. I hope I live to see it!
August West says
Abbas I would caution you to beware of false profets.
The tree of Islam bears toxic fruit.
Which Islamic country would you like to live in?
Jay Boo says
Days later, he bought a pistol from a — “white male”
That was his biggest slip up.
They Obama administration has labeled (WHITE MALES) as their top priority in investigating links to terrorism.
Wayne Petersen says
To me it sounds as though a white male purchased a pistol from a white male. Did the other guy have a beard too? Let’s cut the crap. You can purchase almost anything you want on the black market if you look for it long enough. I just don’t travel in those circles but i’m sure that someone like Sebby would seek them out.
August West says
In the Detroit metro are you don’t have to work very hard to illegally purchase a pistol.
WTF says
It is unclear from court filings whether Sebastian Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, was planning an attack…”
Of course he wasn’t. He was planning a garden party……..
Loved the idea of garden party…I guess even with bombs, weapons etc etc…..it is UNCLEAR to many that muslims want to dominate by violence the whole wide world even after all these innocent children, women and men slaughtered in the name of iSSlam the most evil cult ever invented to kill in the name of a so called god…
St. Michael Defend Us says
Somewhat Off Topic: yesterday, on Detroit area radio, I heard several times that there was going to be a BIG program at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. There were to be 30 persons from Germany coming to Dearborn to learn about Islam and Muslims and how well they integrate into their host countries and societies. The program was to be attended by numerous Christians and Jews (local Christians and Jews, I think, but am not sure.) I’m not sure if it was a paid advertisement or a “news” announcement. I went to what I thought was the Islamic Center website but couldn’t find any info.
Angemon says
Maybe he had a problem with gophers and watched Caddyshack one too many times.
linnte says
Dearborn Michigan rising to the call of Jihad. It scares the heck out of me, because so many of my kith and kin live there!
Jay Boo says
In a sane world …
Any Muslim who enters a Mosque should be prosecuted.
Crusades Were Right! says
One thing’s for sure – get lots of Muslims into your country and your security services will rarely be idle!
August West says
This article reminds me that we need
Bazooka control
Grenade control
Road spike control
We can add those to the already urgently needed list of
Machete control
Assault truck control
Suicide vest control
Pressure cooker control
cb says
I read this on rueters. Never mentions ISIS or terrorism. I guess we will never know his motives.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-michigan-explosives-idUSKCN10D1QV?feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=11563
BringBackTheCrusades says
I would say this article paints a typical bio of thousands jihadis living in our country. Sounds almost identical to the State’s, except they were not as well armed & did not receive their weapons training at the local community college, but their home country while on vacation.
How about this man’s family and members at his local mosque?
BringBackTheCrusades says
Typo: Tsarnaev’s not State’s