Feds announced Tuesday that Michael Gann of Inwood, NYC is charged with federal terror charges for allegedly building homemade bombs and placing them in multiple locations across Manhattan

Gann, a 55-year-old career criminal, was arrested June 5, in SoHo carrying an improvised explosive device [IED], in his shoulder bag

Arrest was just hours after he allegedly tossed another device onto an active subway track and stashed five more on nearby rooftops

Investigators say Gann kept at least five bombs on residential rooftops in SoHo, along with four shotgun shells intended for use with the devices

Gann constructed homemade explosives, some packed with shotgun shells, with chemicals purchased online

He’s charged with one count of attempted destruction of property by means of explosives, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 20 years in prison

Ex-con Michael Gann, seen [photo] on a rooftop in NYC was arrested June 5 in SoHo carrying an improvised explosive device [IED] in his bag, hours after he allegedly tossed another device onto the Williamsburg Bridge subway tracks and stashed several more on nearby rooftops

A New York man is facing federal terror charges after allegedly building homemade bombs and hiding them across Manhattan.
Ex-con Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, was arrested on June 5 in SoHo carrying an improvised explosive device [IED], in his bag.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office. announced that Gann was apprehended just hours after he allegedly tossed another onto the Williamsburg Bridge subway tracks. He’d stashed several more devices on nearby rooftops.
‘As alleged, Michael Gann built explosive devices, stored them on a rooftop in SoHo, and threw one onto the subway tracks – putting countless lives at risk,’ said Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
While the homemade explosives posed a serious threat to public safety, ultimately no one was harmed.
Prosecutors said the suspect built the devices with chemicals purchased online, including potassium perchlorate and aluminum powder, some of which were packed with shotgun shells.
He built at least, the seven IEDs recovered after his arrest.

Authorities said Gann stashed at least five bombs on residential rooftops in SoHo, along with four shotgun shells intended for use with the devices

Investigators say Gann then stashed five home made explosive devices on residential rooftops in New York City’s SoHo district, along with four shotgun shells intended for use with the devices. 
A sixth device was thrown onto the subway tracks, while a seventh was recovered from the bag he was carrying at the time of his arrest.
According to NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, Gann ‘threw one of these devices onto an active subway track and stored others on the rooftop of a residential building, [in NYC].’
Just before his June 5 arrest, Gann in a post on Instagram wrote: ‘Who wants me to go out to play like no tomorrow?’
Back in March, Gann also tagged the official X account for the President of the United States, wishing the nation’s chief security officer would ‘just drop a bomb’ on New York City.
‘Dear @POTUS, I’m thinking just now here in NYC that it’s too bad that the wall wasn’t built before the National Guard would have to come here for the Protests and Riotation or would you just drop a bomb on this place while and because they seem to be coming and coming,’ the federal indictment reads. 

Seven of the home made bombs [photo], were recovered after Gann’s arrest. The suspect built the IEDs from materials purchased online. Some were packed with shotgun shells, posing a serious threat to public safety, authorities said

Gann used artificial intelligence tools and online videos to research explosives. The career criminal also made a series of internet searches in May and June, which included searches for ‘chlorine bomb,’ ‘black powder nearby,’ and ‘how to make flash powder from household items.’ 
He also looked up ‘3D gun printing’ and ‘gun background check test.’
The investigation also revealed that Gann had tested the explosive materials twice before the arrest, with one blast reportedly temporarily blinding a military veteran who was present. 
Gann falsely told agents he had thrown the remaining chemicals and shotgun shells into a Manhattan dumpster. A false admission federal prosecutors said, as some explosive materials were later recovered from a dumpster in Chelsea.
According to court document, a search of the shoulder bag Gann was carrying at the time of his arrest, showed that it contained a homemade bomb, binoculars, a pocketknife, and a torch lighter. At which point he warned agents not to light a match near it, saying ‘there could be a big fireball.’

One of the IEDs [circled], was placed on an active subway track in New York City Investigators say Gann positioned five the bombs on residential rooftops in SoHo, along with four shotgun shells intended for use with the devices

, was staying with someone in Inwood on Manhattan Island, had tried to return the explosive chemicals to the supplier before his arrest – even asking that supplier if he could safely dispose of them.
Gann, who reportedly has about 30 prior arrests and three felony convictions . He is now charged with attempted destruction of property by means of explosives, a felony that attracts a mandatory minimum sentence of five to 20 years in prison,
Additionally, Gann was also charged with one count of transportation of explosive materials and one count of unlawful possession of destructive devices. Conviction on these would mean sentencing of up to 10 year in prison, for each charge.