Man Who Claimed To Have C4 Explosives At Trump Rally Charged

A man who attended a trump rally claiming to have C4 explosives in his car has been charged.

Over the weekend, a man sped through a security checkpoint at Trump’s rally in Michigan and claimed he had C4 explosives in his car.

Steven William Nauta has been charged with “making a false threat of terrorism and being in possession of bomb-making materials.”

A judge ordered a $1 million bond for Nauta.

Prosecutors allege Nauta “approached a traffic point and held a bottle to police and stated that it was ‘C4’ explosive and that it was the ‘real deal.’”

Federal investigators claim no explosives were found inside of Nauta’s car after a search.

WATCH: Man arrested for claiming he had bomb outside Trump rally in Michigan is given warning by judge after 'double middle finger salute' pic.twitter.com/cLGvxBWZac

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Per M Live:

Denied entry at a rally in West Michigan for former President Donald Trump, a man told police at the political event that he had explosives and then led them on a chase.

Once he stopped his vehicle, the man threw bags of fertilizer on the ground hoping officers would believe it was a form of an explosive, police said in the arrest warrant document.

A man who reportedly said he had explosives at a Friday rally for Donald Trump in Walker, Mich., was arraigned Monday on 4 felony counts, including false report or threat of terrorism. Police recovered bags of fertilizer. Bond for Steven Nauta, 65, was set at $1 million. @WOODTV pic.twitter.com/v4cUvwRkpe

— John Hogan (@JohnHoganWOOD) September 30, 2024

Per CNN:

The man who allegedly claimed he had C4 explosives in his car and sped through a security checkpoint at Donald Trump’s rally in Michigan over the weekend pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Monday.

Steven William Nauta has been charged with four state counts, including making a false threat of terrorism and being in possession of bomb-making materials. He has pleaded not guilty to each count, according to a court official.

A bond of $1 million was set for Nauta during his arraignment Monday, according to a court official, and was placed under house arrest.

In the complaint against Nauta, prosecutors allege that he “approached a traffic point” and “held a bottle to police and stated that it was ‘C4’ explosive and that it was the ‘real deal.’”

The complaint says he sped past the traffic point, disobeyed commands by officers to stop and, when he finally stopped after being chased by police, “removed bags of fertilizer from his vehicle and threw them on the ground to make it appear that they were explosives.”

Nauta told law enforcement, the complaint says, that “he intended to make officers, and others, believe that he had explosives.”

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A federal source familiar with the incident told CNN that no explosives were found in Nauta’s vehicle. The charges against Nauta note that the fertilizer he allegedly removed from his vehicle can be used to make explosives.