New Charges Filed Against Chester Co. No Kings Protester Who Had Pipe Bombs: Feds

WEST CHESTER, PA — The heavily armed man arrested at a "No Kings" protest in Chester County earlier in the summer now faces federal charges after several explosive devices were found in his home, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the eastern district of Pennsylvania announced.

Kevin Krebs, 31, has been charged with unlawful making and possessing of unregistered destructive devices in the federal court.

His home was searched after his arrest, and the discovery of the bombs led to concerns there may have been plans for larger scale violence, officials said.

Krebs already faces numerous charges on the local level for bringing weapons to the political rally.

The incident took place on Monday, June 21 during the protest on N. High Street in West Chester.

Other protesters reported Krebs to police when they noticed his weapons. Officers stopped searched Krebs, discovering the handgun, a bayonet, pepper spray, assault rifle cartridges, and more on his person, police said.

Shortly thereafter, they searched his home on 100 block of Conestoga Road in Malvern, which he shared with his parents and brother, and found 13 improvised explosive devices, according to the district attorney's office.

Investigators said they also found several more firearms (bringing the total to 21), a homemade silencer, a 3D printer, and two 3D-printed "switches" which convert guns into fully automatic firearms.

It's not clear exactly what his plan was, or if he had one.

"We have not located any sort of manifesto or prewritten plan," Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said at the time.

A hearing date for the federal charges is forthcoming.