Case 5:19-cr-40091-DDC-ADM Document 5 Filed 09/25/19 Page 1 of 4

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Kansas
(TOPEKA DOCKET)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
DDC
40091
Case No. 19-_______-___

v.
JARRETT WILLIAM SMITH,
Defendant.

INDICTMENT
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
COUNT 1
(Distributing Explosives Information)
On or about September 20, 2019, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere within the
jurisdiction of the Court, the defendant,
JARRETT WILLIAM SMITH,
knowingly and unlawfully distributed by any means information pertaining to, in whole and in
part, the manufacture and use of an explosive, destructive device, and a weapon of mass
destruction, namely detailed six-step instructions for constructing an explosive device, with the
intent that the information be used for, and in furtherance of an activity that constitutes a federal
crime of violence, including violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2332a (use or attempt to use a weapon of
mass destruction).

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All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 842(p)(2)(A).
COUNT 2
(Distributing Explosives Information)
On or about September 20, 2019, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere within the
jurisdiction of the Court, the defendant,
JARRETT WILLIAM SMITH,
knowingly and unlawfully distributed by any means information pertaining to, in whole and in
part, the manufacture and use of an explosive, destructive device, and a weapon of mass
destruction, namely a recipe for improvised napalm, with the intent that the information be used
for, and in furtherance of an activity that constitutes a federal crime of violence, including
violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2332a (use or attempt to use a weapon of mass destruction).
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 842(p)(2)(A).
COUNT 3
(Threatening Interstate Communication)
On or about September 20, 2019, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere within the
jurisdiction of the Court, the defendant,
JARRETT WILLIAM SMITH,
knowingly and willfully transmitted in interstate and foreign commerce from the State of Kansas
to the State of Michigan, a communication describing a plan to attack a specific home and
recommending a specific product or device to use in gaining entry to that home, and the
communication contained a threat to injure D.H. (whose identity is known to the Grand Jury),
specifically by threatening to set fire to the home belonging to D.H.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 875(c).
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A TRUE BILL.
Dated: September 25, 2019

s/Foreperson
FOREPERSON

s/ Anthony W. Mattivi, #17082 for
STEPHEN R. MCALLISTER
United States Attorney
District of Kansas
500 State Ave., Suite 360
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 551-6730
(913) 551-6541 (fax)
stephen.mcallister@usdoj.gov
Ks. S. Ct. No. 15845
(It is requested that trial of the above captioned case be held in Topeka, Kansas.)

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PENALTIES:
Cts. 1 & 2:
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18 U.S.C. § 842(p)
NMT 20 Years Imprisonment,
NMT $250,000 Fine,
NMT 5 Years Supervised Release, and
$100 Special Assessment
18 U.S.C. § 875(c)
NMT 5 Years Imprisonment,
NMT $250,000 Fine,
NMT 3 Years Supervised Release, and
$100 Special Assessment