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Man Threatens To Shoot Co-Workers; Guns Seized
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 09:08 PM CST
Austin, TX -- Police found an arsenal of weapons and ammunition in a North Austin home and arrested a former employee of Charles Schwab for making a terroristic threat.
Police were tipped off by a co-worker of Joseph Nipper, 37. According to an arrest warrant for Nipper, the co-worker told police Nipper told her he thought he could "kill 16 people before anyone could stop him."
Police said two co-workers of Nipper at Austin's Charles Schwab were the intended targets. Nipper allegedly told the co-worker he had a Beowulf gun and could use it to "take anyone out." According to the Alexander Arms website, which makes the Beowulf, the gun is the preferred close quarters combat weapon on battlegrounds in the Middle East.
"It is possible that, given the opportunity to carry out these threats with that many rounds of ammunition, he could have done some serious damage," Sgt. Richard Stresing of the Austin Police Department said.
After learning about the threats, Charles Schwab security discovered that Nipper had recently purchased several guns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition from the Web site GunBroker.com. The purchases were documented in Nipper's work e-mail.
He was fired from the company on Feb. 4, the same day police executed the search warrant on his home. In addition to the guns and ammunition, police also found books about how to make explosive devices.
"This was good work by the employees who knew about the threats and called this in, and by the police officers that investigated this and ultimately ended up with the arrest warrant and the search warrant," Stresing said.
The arrest warrant in the case said Nipper told police he remembered making comments about shooting co-workers, but he could not recall if they were real or from a dream. He was released from jail on bond and is prohibited from having any contact with Charles Schwab employees or coming within 200 feet of any company office. Armed security guards are on duty at Charles Schwab offices in Austin.
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7876009&nav=menu73_2_4
I don't think using your work email for purchases on Gunbroker is really a smart thing to do....
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 09:08 PM CST
Austin, TX -- Police found an arsenal of weapons and ammunition in a North Austin home and arrested a former employee of Charles Schwab for making a terroristic threat.
Police were tipped off by a co-worker of Joseph Nipper, 37. According to an arrest warrant for Nipper, the co-worker told police Nipper told her he thought he could "kill 16 people before anyone could stop him."
Police said two co-workers of Nipper at Austin's Charles Schwab were the intended targets. Nipper allegedly told the co-worker he had a Beowulf gun and could use it to "take anyone out." According to the Alexander Arms website, which makes the Beowulf, the gun is the preferred close quarters combat weapon on battlegrounds in the Middle East.
"It is possible that, given the opportunity to carry out these threats with that many rounds of ammunition, he could have done some serious damage," Sgt. Richard Stresing of the Austin Police Department said.
After learning about the threats, Charles Schwab security discovered that Nipper had recently purchased several guns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition from the Web site GunBroker.com. The purchases were documented in Nipper's work e-mail.
He was fired from the company on Feb. 4, the same day police executed the search warrant on his home. In addition to the guns and ammunition, police also found books about how to make explosive devices.
"This was good work by the employees who knew about the threats and called this in, and by the police officers that investigated this and ultimately ended up with the arrest warrant and the search warrant," Stresing said.
The arrest warrant in the case said Nipper told police he remembered making comments about shooting co-workers, but he could not recall if they were real or from a dream. He was released from jail on bond and is prohibited from having any contact with Charles Schwab employees or coming within 200 feet of any company office. Armed security guards are on duty at Charles Schwab offices in Austin.
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7876009&nav=menu73_2_4
I don't think using your work email for purchases on Gunbroker is really a smart thing to do....
