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Police: Man arrested in California had guns, explosives

HOWELL By Christopher Weber and Andrew Dalton Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. – An Indiana man armed with three assault rifles and chemicals used to make explosives was arrested in Southern California on Sunday and told police he wanted to do harm to a gay pride parade – an event that annually draws hundreds of thousands of people, authorities said. The early-morning arrest in Santa Monica of James Wesley Howell, 20, came just a few hours after at least 50 people were shot and killed in a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida, though authorities said they had found no evidence of a connection between the suspects. Residents called police to report suspicious behavior from Howell, who was parked facing the wrong way in a white sedan, police said. When officers arrived they saw an assault rifle sitting in Howell’s passenger seat, Santa Monica police Lt.

 

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