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\nNelson County Sheriff deputies arrested 22-year-old Mason Johnson Monday after several illegal items and a detailed murder and kidnapping plot were found inside his home.<\/p>\n
\nNelson County Sheriff deputies arrested 22-year-old Mason Johnson Monday after several illegal items and a detailed murder and kidnapping plot were found inside his home.<\/p>\n
An investigation started on Sunday when deputies got a report that Johnson had tried to stop a vehicle using \u201cpolice equipment.\u201d The report led to a search warrant granted for Johnson\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
Deputies executed the warrant Sunday night at a home on Jim Clark Road in New Haven. Inside the home, deputies say they found a variety of evidence, including a pipe bomb, booby traps, body armor, a police baton, guns, pepper spray and what appeared to be a spike strip.<\/p>\n
Deputies also found detailed schematics and plans for the kidnapping of Johnson\u2019s ex-girlfriend and a murder plot against another man. Right now, Johnson\u2019s relationship is with that man is not clear.<\/p>\n
According to Johnson\u2019s arrest slip, an emergency protective order was also filed against him at the time by his ex-girlfriend. That order prohibited him from owning any guns.<\/p>\n
Deputies arrested Johnson early Monday morning on charges of possession of a destructive device or booby trap, use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, violation of a Kentucky EPO and impersonating a peace officer.<\/p>\n
Johnson is being held at the Nelson County Jail and will be arraigned on Tuesday.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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