California School Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing, Selling Explosives

Angelo Jackson Mendiver, who worked with a student, sold the explosives on Instagram and faces a maximum of five years in prison for each count.

Angelo Jackson Mendiver, a 27-year-old campus security supervisor at Arvin High School in California, has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials, mailing explosive devices, and making false statements to FBI agents.
Mendiver worked with a male high school student to make the explosives and sold them on Instagram, shipping them to residents in other states.
Authorities seized approximately 500 pounds of explosives and explosive materials from both Mendiver's and the student's residences.
Mendiver faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 1, 2024.
The case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Bakersfield Police Department.