Marine Reservist Jailed, Accused of Arms Theft
A U.S. Marine Corps reservist has been jailed in Florida after investigators found military weapons and anti-government literature in two of his storage units, police said Tuesday.
Donald Kornse, 31, was charged with theft of government property after investigators, acting on a tip from his estranged wife, found smoke grenades, 2,000 rounds of ammunition for M-16 rifles, three guns and military clothing, including gas masks, helmets and flak jackets.
A spokesman for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the items had been found last week and the case was turned over to government investigators after it was learned that Kornse was a reserve corporal at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in West Palm Beach.
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