Overview

• Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields were arrested Monday night in Lacey, Washington, on federal charges of robbery, assault and theft of government property.
• Investigators say the men attacked a soldier with a hammer during a Sunday break-in at the Army Ranger compound of Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
• Special Agent Christopher J. Raguse reported that one suspect admitted to stealing military gear for two years and agents recovered about $24,000 in cash.
• Law enforcement seized around 35 firearms—including short-barrel rifles, an MG42 machine gun and grenade launchers—plus body armor, explosives and Nazi paraphernalia.
• Each man is being held on $500,000 bail and is scheduled to make an initial appearance Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.