‘Anti-government extremist called for assassinations & used Biden pic in target practice’ before 150 bombs found in raid

A MAN who allegedly used photos of President Joe Biden as target practice has been arrested after FBI officials uncovered more than 150 homemade explosive devices on his farm.

Federal agents arrested Brad Spafford outside his farm in Norfolk, Virginia, on December 17 after receiving a tip from a concerned neighbor that the suspect had been stockpiling weapons and explosives.

The investigation began early last year when a neighbor reported to investigators that Spafford, 36, had lost three fingers on his right hand in 2021 while working with a homemade explosive device, according to an affidavit viewed by The U.S. Sun.

The neighbor, who had previously served as a law enforcement officer, also said he saw Spafford with a 10-inch short-barrel rifle in 2023.

The suspect also told his neighbor he was making approximately 50 rounds of ammunition per day, prosecutors said.

The neighbor told investigators that Spafford had said that he and his friends were “preparing for something” that he "would not be able to do alone," court papers said.

Spafford, who had a #NoLivesMatter logo patch on his backpack, believed "presidential assassinations be brought back" and used photos of as target practice at shooting ranges, court documents read.

The Department of Homeland Security defines No Lives Matter as an extremist ideology that promotes violence, criminal activity, and self-harm.

Weeks after the July 13 assassination attempt against President-elect in Butler, Pennsylvania, Spafford told the neighbor that he "hoped the shooter doesn't miss Kamala."

When Spafford moved into his Norfolk farm in the fall, the neighbor visited him in October and wore a secret recording device, according to the affidavit.

Spafford was allegedly recorded telling the neighbor his short-barrel rifle was unregistered because "he did not believe in registration."

The suspect allegedly went on to say that he had various types of explosives on his property and discussed fortifying it with a "360-degree turret" that he planned to mount a 50-caliber rifle, prosecutors said.

"In a conversation with his wife who inquired about the defendant keeping a jar labeled dangerous in the freezer accessible to her and their children, the defendant also stated he had HMTD, which is a highly unstable primary explosive device that does not require the addition of any materials to detonate," court docs said.

"The defendant also told the [confidential human source] he had ETN, a secondary explosive device."