May 17, 2010 - COVINGTON, KY—A Williamstown, KY man and three Sidney, Ohio men were charged today in a seven-count federal indictment for their alleged roles in the illegal transportation and distribution of plastic explosives in Boone County.
The indictment charges Williamstown native Robert Bancroft, 41, his brother Daniel J. Bancroft, 43, Jeremy Wayne Browning, 21, and Matthew Rogers, 22, with a conspiracy to distribute explosives without a license starting in July of 2009 and continuing until February of 2010.
Daniel and Robert Bancroft were also charged with possessing stolen explosive materials, transporting and distributing units of C-4, a military explosive, without a license.
Last month, the Bancrofts were charged in a criminal complaint. The affidavit within the complaint alleged that the brothers were responsible for selling a total of 12 units of C-4 for $3,600 to a confidential source working on behalf of law enforcement.
Edwin J. Walbourn, III, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Elizabeth Fries, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), jointly made the announcement today after a federal grand jury in Covington returned the indictment.
The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the FBI. The indictment was presented to the grand jury by Assistant United States Attorney Robert K. McBride.
The defendants’ appearance before the United States District Court has not yet been set by the court in Covington. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years on each count in which they are named. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.
The indictment of a person by a grand jury is an accusation only, and that person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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