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Federal indictment: Arvin High School campus supervisor sold explosives over Instagram

Arvin High School campus supervisor Angelo Jackson Mendiver, of Bakersfield, was indicted Thursday on several charges related to manufacturing and dealing explosive materials, KGET reported.

Mendiver, 26, allegedly worked closely with an East Bakersfield High School student to use an Instagram account to sell explosives and materials, according to KGET. On June 1, agents raided the homes of Mendiver and the student and found about 500 pounds of explosives and explosive materials at each home.

Court documents show that Mendiver allegedly messaged an “unindicted co-conspirator” about buying explosives, and instructed them on how to make a stronger explosive by showing them videos of explosives made with titanium salute.

The court documents allege Mendiver also knowingly mailed explosives that could kill or injure someone through the U.S. Postal Service, according to KGET.


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