Steven Porter

sporter@jconline.com

Samuel Bradbury, 22, of Pine Village is in custody after he allegedly threatened to kill local police and "blow the Tippecanoe County Courthouse to pieces," court documents state.

Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, police reviewed statements Bradbury posted to Facebook, which included death threats against a Tippecanoe County judge, an Indiana Supreme Court justice and two Tippecanoe County law enforcement officers, a probable cause affidavit states.

Investigators noted that Bradbury claimed affiliation with Las Vegas cop killers Jerad and Amanda Miller, whom he said were part of a group called "765 Anarchists."

Bradbury claimed to lead that group and said it has been forming for years for the purpose of killing local law enforcement officers, court documents state. Some of his posts described in the affidavit include references to gathering thermite and explosives and the possibility of a suicide bombing.

On June 8, Miller and his wife, Amanda, who had moved to Las Vegas from Lafayette in January, shot and killed two police officers. They went next to a Wal-Mart, where Amanda Miller killed a shopper who confronted her husband before police arrived. Police fatally wounded Jerad Miller; Amanda Miller killed herself.

In a rambling video posted to YouTube, Jerad Miller described the Tippecanoe County Courthouse as "a beautiful building" but "a monument to authoritarianism," casting himself as a freedom fighter against tyranny.

Bradbury's activity on Facebook reflects a similar perspective. He liked pages called, "No Tears for Dead Cops," "I HATE COPS!" and "Illuminati Exposed (This is the resistance)."

In another similarity to Jerad Miller, court records indicate that Bradbury has an adult criminal history that includes a marijuana conviction.

Police executed search warrants at residences frequented by Bradbury and found chemicals that preliminary testing indicates are components of incendiary devices, the affidavit states.

He was booked June 21 at Tippecanoe County Jail, where he remained Friday. His bond is set at $100,000 cash.

Locally, he faces four Class C felony intimidation charges, one for each of the officials he allegedly threatened by name. They are identified in court documents by their initials.

Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington said Friday that he can't release any information other than what is in the affidavit.

Bob Ramsey, supervisory special agent for FBI's Merrillville office, said Bradbury also faces federal charges, which are sealed.

More information about those charges may be available, he said, after an initial hearing scheduled for Monday in U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana in Hammond.