HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police have seized more than 70 firearms from the home of a man who is accused of threatening to shoot co-workers at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in suburban Detroit.
Master Sgt. Roque Diegel is charged with making a false report or threat of terrorism. The motive is unknown. He’s due in court Tuesday.
State police say they found dozens of weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at Diegel’s home in Harrison Township. The Macomb Daily reports that he has worked at Selfridge since 2002 and currently is an air terminal craftsman.
A picture on Facebook shows Diegel dressed as Santa Claus and holding a machine gun turret aboard a helicopter.
