Overview
- Kevin Krebs, 32, was stopped by West Chester police on June 14 near a 'No Kings' protest, where officers reported finding a concealed, loaded Sig Sauer handgun and an AR-15-style rifle in his SUV without a carry permit.
- Detectives searching his Malvern residence two days later recovered more than a dozen improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs packed with nails and screws, along with related components and tactical gear.
- Federal prosecutors said the investigation involved the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, FBI Philadelphia’s Newtown Square Resident Agency, West Chester Police, and bomb squads from Montgomery County, the FBI, and ATF.
- Authorities have not established a motive tying his weapons or explosives to the protest, and investigators reported no manifesto or writings outlining a planned attack.
- Krebs was arrested on a federal complaint in October and charged by information earlier in December before entering his plea before U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Costello.