Domestic Terrorism Threat Investigated At PA ‘No Kings’ Rally, DA Says

WEST CHESTER, PA — Authorities are investigating if potential "domestic terrorism" was thwarted after the arrest of a heavily armed man at the recent No Kings rally in West Chester, the Chester County District Attorney's office said in an update on Monday.

The investigation remains ongoing after a heavily armed man, Kevin Krebs, 31, was taken into custody at the rally, police said. Later search warrants discovered 13 improvised explosive devices inside his home, which he shared with his brother and his parents.

"We continue to investigate whether this entire incident amounted to a thwarted act of domestic terrorism," Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said in a news conference Monday. "But in the end, we have a ton of work to do before we can make that determination...the work of Chester County law enforcement prevented an incredibly dangerous situation from unfolding (at the rally)."

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Family of Krebs told police that Krebs is on the autism spectrum, and that he brought the gun to the rally because he wanted to "remain safe," the DA's office said.

Authorities also revealed additional details on the search of Krebs's home, which he shared with his brother and parents. In addition to discovering the IEDs, 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,"de Barrena-Sarobe added.

He also said that despite the fact that the arrest of Krebs occurred on the same day as the assassination and shootings of several state lawmakers in Minnesota, there is no relation between the incidents.

"This has no connection, this is a coincidence," de Barrena-Sarobe said.

The DA's office is working with the FBI, the Capitol police, and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia to discover more about Krebs, his mindset, and his bomb-making capabilities. They're urging the public to come forward if they have any information.

During the June 14 event, authorities were alerted by another protester that Krebs, walking down North High Street, may be armed. Police said Krebs was "immediately cooperative" with the first West Chester police officer who approached him, telling her where his firearm was located near his abdomen under several layers of clothing and allowing her to remove it from him.

On a separate jacket, he had six clips of ammunition for another weapon, a rifle, which he had left in his car, police said. He did not have a license to carry a concealed weapon.

He was initially released on $250,000 bail and firearms related charges, but was booked at Chester County Prison following the discoveries made inside his home on a slew of counts related to the explosives.

If you have any information, contact Chester County Detectives at 610-344-6866 or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.