Low Intelligence. Always.

Where does the enterprising domestic terrorist get their supplies? Why, Wal-Mart, of course! From the Statesman:

A soft-sided cooler bought at the Ben White Boulevard Wal-Mart in South Austin led authorities to a 27-year-old man, who was arrested and charged Friday with leaving a homemade bomb in the parking lot of an Austin women's clinic that performs abortions. …

The pipe was packed with the nails and the propane cylinder along with a mechanical timer and a battery inside a blue soft-sided cooler emblazoned with the brand Frozn and the name of a Web site for the company that sells the cooler, the affidavit said.

Investigators contacted the manufacturer — InGear Corp. — and a company representative told them that the cooler had been distributed solely to Wal-Mart since February.

After a canvas of Wal-Mart stores in Austin, a manager at the 710 E. Ben White Blvd. location told investigators that a customer bought a cooler, a Coleman propane tank, nails, sugar, electrical tape, a Sunbeam timer and a "Bluzz engine" from the store Tuesday, the affidavit said.

Investigators traced the debit card used in the Wal-Mart purchase to [Paul Ross Evans].


At least Colton Pitonyak kept it local.

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