NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County man admitted today possessing bombs, precursor materials, and being a felon in possession of guns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Police say Christopher Faschan, 31, of Landing, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of unlawful possession of destructive devices and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
**According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:**
Officials say on Feb. 1, Faschan drove to the home of a person identified in court documents as “Individual 1” in Stanhope, New Jersey, and displayed what he claimed to be a bomb. Shortly after that, Faschan detonated the bomb in the area of Lake Lackawanna in Stanhope.
On Feb. 4, 2019, law enforcement agents interviewed Faschan, who said that he had ignited the bomb. He described it as two pounds in weight and explained how he used and mixed Potassium Perchlorate, Aluminum Powder, and Tannerite to make several bombs that were in his home.
Law enforcement agents executed a court-authorized search of Faschan’s home and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition, and firearms, including:
**Firearms, Ammunition, and Large-Capacity Magazines**
• 9mm Smith and Wesson semi-automatic, Model 5, high-capacity handgun;
• 9mm Fabrique Nationale Herstal semi-automatic handgun, Model FNX-9;
• Mossberg 12-Gauge shotgun, Model 500;
• Savage .22 Caliber long rifle, Model 64;
• Sturm Ruger .22 Caliber handgun, Model Mark 1;
• .556 Caliber ammunition magazine with a 100-round capacity;
• Numerous pistol magazines loaded with 9mm hollow-point rounds.
**Explosive Devices and Precursor Materials**
• Device One, which contained explosive material inside a black container with BB fragmentation, and a green fuse protruding from the device to initiate the destructive device;
• Device Two, which included several containers of lighter fluid affixed around explosive material in the center with a fuse protruding from the device.
• Four plastic containers labeled “exploding targets” containing a substance that appears to be Ammonium Nitrate;
• One package labeled “Thermite” containing separated chemicals;
• One container containing dark-colored powder labeled “Indian Dark;”
• One unlabeled plastic bag containing fine, dark-colored powder;
• One clear plastic container labeled “German Ecartk aluminum powder,”
• One plastic container labeled “Potassium Perchlorate;”
• Three mason jars containing a white substance labeled “KC104;”
• One package of Hobby Fuse;
• Two plastic containers containing sphere-shaped, gray energetic pellets;
• One red and white can marked “FFg super fine black rifle powder;”
• Thirteen homemade MSeries pyrotechnic devices;
• Four improvised pyrotechnic shotshells;
• One Box labeled “10 flash banger rounds 37MM” containing 17 pyrotechnic shotshells;
• One plastic container containing suspected black powder;
• One plastic container containing fine dark-colored powder;
• One bag containing electrical initiators