Investigations

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico
Officials say that Gregory Vandenberg visited a travel center off Interstate 10 near Lordsburg and purchased six large mortar fireworks, which are designed to shoot high into the air and explode, and 72 M-150 firecrackers, which are designed to sound like gunfire.
Gregory Vandenberg stopped at a New Mexico travel center on his way to the local protests and told the cashier he was buying dozens of fireworks to cause explosions that would...
Jan. 14, 2026