A federal jury in Minneapolis convicted a southwestern Minnesota man, said to be a member of a white supremacist organization, of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition as a felon on April 4, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.
Andrew David Munsinger, 41, of Redwood Falls, was also convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
A news release from Kirkpatrick’s office says Munsinger was a member of the Aryan Freedom Network, a white supremacist organization, according to evidence presented at trial.
He was the subject of a yearlong FBI investigation that gathered multiple audio and video recordings of Munsinger possessing and shooting firearms, purchasing and using ammunition, and admitting that he could not legally possess a firearm, according to the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota.
On Feb. 7, 2024, FBI agents executed search warrants at Munsinger’s residence in Redwood Falls, his two vehicles, and a farm near Lake Lillian.
Law enforcement seized a total of five firearms, including two personally made semiautomatic rifles, two shotguns and a 9-mm pistol. Hundreds of rounds and casings of ammunition, multiple high-capacity magazines and other firearm accessories, and a tactical bullet-resistant vest were also seized.
Officers also discovered more than 5 pounds of marijuana in heat-sealed packages, a marijuana grow operation and $24,300 cash in $100-bill denominations.
Because Munsinger has prior felony convictions, he was prohibited from legally possessing firearms or ammunition.
Munsinger was convicted in 2007 for first-degree possession of narcotics and in 2009 for third-degree sale of narcotics. He served 74 months in prison, according to the federal complaint.
In the complaint, authorities alleged that Munsinger told someone he wanted to convert a handgun capable of firing rounds that can pierce light armor into a rifle. He also discussed explosives and said he could make explosive booby traps.
Munsinger is also alleged to have stated that he could conduct an “accelerationist attack” and that he was capable of killing. He claimed that after his release from prison, he went to the prosecutor’s house at night “and observed the prosecutor sleeping in a bed.” Munsinger said that he pointed at shotgun at the prosecutor but decided not to pull the trigger.
Munsinger stated that he did the same thing to his ex-wife’s boyfriend, according to the allegations in the complaint.
Conversations were secretly recorded at a firing range in Redwood County. During the conversations, Munsinger spoke of having built nearly 100 firearms, as well as a desire to conduct nefarious activity at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, according to the criminal complaint.
“The safety and security of Minnesotans is of the utmost importance to my office. We will ensure Munsinger — and all others who bring violence and drugs to Minnesota — sees federal justice,” Kirkpatrick said in announcing the jury verdict.
After a five-day jury trial before Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court, Munsinger was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of firearms, one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition, and one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
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