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Postal Worker Arrested On Firearms and Bomb Making Charges

October 31, 2007

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Good catch by authorities in Indiana.

Authorities haven’t determined how a Carroll County man arrested during a drugs and weapons bust this weekend came to possess automatic rifles that are now being looked into by federal agencies.

But what they do believe is that Jessie W. Snider, 27, was more than an avid sportsman or gun collector.

“Mr. Snider stepped over the line … when he allegedly began manufacturing various bombs and explosive devices,” said 1st Sgt. Dan Dulin of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies held a press conference this morning to share what they found Saturday at Snider’s home and pole barn on secluded property.

Included were 25 firearms, five of which violate firearms regulations; 5,900 rounds of ammunition; several hazardous or explosive compounds that would have been enough to build a bomb; and 16 marijuana plants in a hidden room.

Dulin said they also recovered body armor, thermal imaging equipment and other items investigators suspect were illegally taken from the U.S. military. Snider, a postal worker in West Lafayette, spent 3.5 years in the military.

They also seized anti-government propaganda which Dulin suspects are representative of Snider believing the U.S. government was responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Carroll County prosecutor’s office filed several felony and misdemeanor charges Wednesday against him in connection to the items that were seized.

The investigation started when conservation officer Todd Penky was looking for wildlife poachers Saturday near Cutler and heard what sounded like someone firing a gun.

Penky said he also heard several people laughing. He went to Snider’s home and was told that 12 people were inside a pole barn on the property. That’s where most of the weapons were found.

“I didn’t know what to think,” Penky said of what he saw that day. “I was mostly shocked.”

Dulin said authorities also found handguns, shotguns and rifles scattered throughout Snider’s home - in drawers, on the floor - none of which was locked up.

“We were told he does this to have fun,” Dulin said.

Investigators declined to say how large-scale of a bomb could have been built with the items recovered.

Deputy Jason Dunning said Snider has lived at the house since April.

Snider is being held in the Carroll County Jail without bond.

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