A man has been charged after being accused of placing explosive devices in a trash can near the Liberty Memorial in late February.
Owen I. Canizales Argueta is charged with 20 counts of possession of an illegal explosive.
Court documents state that police were dispatched on Feb. 24 to the Liberty Memorial after custodial staff discovered a bag they believed had explosives inside.
After investigating, it turned out there were 20 homemade explosive devices.
Surveillance video shows a vehicle entering the driveway near the Liberty Memorial a day before, and a man placed the red bag in the trash can.
Canizales Argueta admitted to the police that he was responsible for those actions.
“Jackson County does not tolerate threats. Not to our landmarks, not to our gathering places, and not to our neighborhoods. I am proud of KCPD’s swift investigative work to identify and arrest the defendant, allowing our office to quickly file charges,” Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said in a statement. “With the World Cup just 100 days away, we’re prepared and committed to holding anyone who seeks to harm this community accountable to the fullest extent of the law. We’re working closely with local law enforcement, elected officials, federal partners, and KC2026, to ensure that when the world arrives to our community, we are prepared and safe.”
Jackson County booking records indicate an ICE hold was placed on Canizales Argueta on Thursday.
A KMBC email to ICE seeking more information about the individual has not been returned as of Thursday evening.
A judge set a $100,000 cash only bond for him.
Another illegal who is not thrilled with the enforcement of our immigration laws.
He’s a Honduran national who probably came in with the hordes who flooded across the border during the Biden regime.