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Two former military members, Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields, were arrested near Olympia, Washington, with a cache of weapons, including grenade launchers, body armor, and Nazi paraphernalia. They are accused of stealing military gear from Joint Base Lewis-McChord over two years and assaulting a soldier with a hammer during the latest attempted theft. They face federal charges of robbery, assault, and theft of government property, along with state charges for illegal weapons possession.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff