Man indicted for allegedly making improvised explosive devices and placing them on Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan rooftops

CNN A -year-old man was indicted Tuesday after administration say he created and placed at least seven improvised explosive devices in different areas of New York City including subway track on the Williamsburg Bridge and on Manhattan residential apartment building rooftops according to an indictment broadcasted Tuesday Michael Gann who lives in Inwood New York ordered precursor chemicals which can be combined to create an explosive mixture online and formulated the seven IEDs the indictment says Gann is charged with one count of attempted destruction of property by means of explosives one count of transportation of explosive materials and one count of unlawful possession of destructive devices It is unclear if Gann who was arrested June has entered a plea CNN has reached out to an attorney representing Gann but they didn t right away respond He is at present detained pending trial according to court documents If convicted on all counts Gann faces a maximum of years in prison the US Attorney s office noted in a news release Prosecutors allege that on May Gann ordered two pounds of potassium perchlorate a pound of aluminum powder over cardboard tubes over feet of fuses as well as other unspecified items On June after receiving the materials in Long Island Gann mixed the potassium perchlorate with the aluminum powder and set off an explosion the indictment says It is not clear if the explosion caused damage He brought the materials including the mixed and unmixed precursor chemicals to Manhattan where he assembled the IEDs the indictment says Five IEDs as well as the chemicals and at least four shotgun shells were ascertained on adjoining rooftops where surveillance video captures Gann placing the items the indictment says The pictured black IED contained approximately grams of explosive powder which is approximately times the legal limit for consumer fireworks the indictment says A sixth IED was thrown onto the subway track on the Williamsburg Bridge the indictment says although prosecutors don t specify when he allegedly placed it Gann was arrested on June in the vicinity of the rooftops where they recovered a seventh IED on his person the indictment says After his arrest Gann lied and notified law enforcement that he disposed of the chemicals and shotgun shells in a dumpster in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan the indictment says While executives don t say what Gann s motive was they shared two concerning social media posts prior to his arrest On March Gann posted on X and tagged the president s official account the indictment says Dear POTUS I m thinking just now here in NYC that it s too bad that the wall wasn t built before the National Guard would have to come here for the Protests and Riotation sic or would you just drop a bomb on this place while and because they seem to be coming and coming On June Gann posted on Instagram just hours before he was arrested with an IED on him the indictment says Who wants me to go out to play like no in the next 24 hours Investigators also exposed online searches from around May or June including will i pass a background check D gun printing clorine sic bomb and pyro supplies among other things the indictment says Michael Gann allegedly produced multiple improvised explosive devices intended for use in Manhattan FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G Raia explained in a declaration Due to the effective partnership of law enforcement agencies in New York Gann was swiftly brought to justice before he could harm innocent civilians shortly after his dangerous actions became known