Judge releases self-described ‘extremely dangerous’ man until sentencing

By Brian Seay

“I am the weapon,” said Robert Twiss in a recorded conversation with a federal informant. (Photo: New York State Police)
A New York man who told a federal informant he was a resistance fighter prepared to take up arms “against the tyranny” was released until his sentencing date, after he pled guilty Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Robert Twiss, 58, was arrested in October after telling the informant about his Plainfield M-1, Model 41 semi-automatic rifle, which he and the informant shot together at his Greene County home, according to court documents.
“Guilty as charged,” said Twiss in U.S. District Court, before a judge released him until his Aug. 15 sentencing date, according to the Albany Times Union. Judge Thomas McAvoy sided with Assistant Federal Public Defender Timothy Austin, who wrote that Twiss wasn’t a flight risk, nor a danger to the community.
“Much of the government’s evidence arising from its months-long investigation and hours of surreptitious recordings of small gatherings suggest that Mr. Twiss might enjoy hanging around other people outdoors, near his barbeque grill, and talking to those people about views that people would be wise to prepare for the decline of civilization,” wrote Austin.
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Source: Guns.com