A man accused of setting fire to several cell phone towers across San Antonio has pleaded guilty to eight charges, federal authorities say.
Sean Aaron Smith, 29, has been charged with six counts of arson of cellphone towers and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, according to aAuthorities said Smith “maliciously attempted to damage and destroy” the towers by lighting them on fire between April 2021 and May 2022., a witness told a Texas Rangers investigator that Smith “possessed anti-government views” and was on a mission “to burn down 5G cell phone towers.
He was arrested on May 13, 2022, during a traffic stop. At that time, he had a handgun on the floorboard in front of the driver’s seat, the news release states.“Smith knowingly possessed the firearms after being previously convicted of two felony crimes where he served more than a year imprisonment on each,” the release states.
He faces between five and 20 years in prison for each count related to arson. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each count related to possession.The San Antonio Fire Department, FBI, San Antonio Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Rangers investigated the case.
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