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| Man who blew up his kitchen guilty of terror charges | Man who blew up his kitchen guilty of terror charges |
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| Vaughn Dolphin had a dangerous mindset and was intent on causing harm, police said | Vaughn Dolphin had a dangerous mindset and was intent on causing harm, police said |
| A man who experimented with explosives in his kitchen and posted to far-right chatrooms has been convicted of explosives and terrorism charges. | A man who experimented with explosives in his kitchen and posted to far-right chatrooms has been convicted of explosives and terrorism charges. |
| Vaughn Dolphin, 20, from Walsall, filmed himself in a gas mask surrounded by smoke after blowing up his kitchen in an attempt to blend explosives. | Vaughn Dolphin, 20, from Walsall, filmed himself in a gas mask surrounded by smoke after blowing up his kitchen in an attempt to blend explosives. |
| He was convicted of two charges of possessing explosives as well as several terrorism-related charges. | He was convicted of two charges of possessing explosives as well as several terrorism-related charges. |
| Police said Vaughn had a dangerous mindset and was intent on causing harm. | Police said Vaughn had a dangerous mindset and was intent on causing harm. |
| Warning: this story contains distressing themes. | |
| He built a crude gun in his garden shed at his house in Walsall Wood Road, Aldridge, and claimed minorities "should be shot," Birmingham Crown Court had heard. | He built a crude gun in his garden shed at his house in Walsall Wood Road, Aldridge, and claimed minorities "should be shot," Birmingham Crown Court had heard. |
| Vaughn, of Walsall Wood Road, sought out extremist conversations online and engaged on chat boards, said Ch Supt Mark Payne, commander of West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit. | Vaughn, of Walsall Wood Road, sought out extremist conversations online and engaged on chat boards, said Ch Supt Mark Payne, commander of West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit. |
| He acquired explosive materials and ingredients and researched how to make firearms and then made a viable one, he added. | He acquired explosive materials and ingredients and researched how to make firearms and then made a viable one, he added. |
| He said Dolphin had been "radicalised" and become someone "with the intention to create really dangerous material". He also shared footage of other terrorist incidents from around the world. | He said Dolphin had been "radicalised" and become someone "with the intention to create really dangerous material". He also shared footage of other terrorist incidents from around the world. |
| "This was clearly a young man with a really dangerous mindset who sought and acquired access to material that would have caused harm to other people. | "This was clearly a young man with a really dangerous mindset who sought and acquired access to material that would have caused harm to other people. |
| "I've got no doubt at all that his intent was to cause harm." | "I've got no doubt at all that his intent was to cause harm." |
| Vaughn Dolphin filmed attempts to mix explosives in his kitchen | |
| Vaughn Dolphin filmed attempts to mix explosives in his kitchen | |
| Dolphin was found guilty of charges including six counts of having documents likely to be of use to terrorists, two charges of disseminating a terrorist publication and unlawful possession of a firearm. | Dolphin was found guilty of charges including six counts of having documents likely to be of use to terrorists, two charges of disseminating a terrorist publication and unlawful possession of a firearm. |
| He bragged about causing an "awesome fireball" in a series of selfie videos he posted to extremist chatrooms, jurors heard. | He bragged about causing an "awesome fireball" in a series of selfie videos he posted to extremist chatrooms, jurors heard. |
| "Next time I'll do this outside, but, ah well, you live and learn," he said on one of them. | "Next time I'll do this outside, but, ah well, you live and learn," he said on one of them. |
| He also posted to the chatrooms about creating his hand-held "cannon" and talked about mixing gunpowder. | He also posted to the chatrooms about creating his hand-held "cannon" and talked about mixing gunpowder. |
| When arrested on 27 June, Dolphin told police he was not a terrorist. | When arrested on 27 June, Dolphin told police he was not a terrorist. |
| Dolphin built a crude gun from a piece of aluminium tube in his garden shed at his house, the court heard | Dolphin built a crude gun from a piece of aluminium tube in his garden shed at his house, the court heard |
| At his home, the court heard, officers found a series of how-to guides on building a shotgun and homemade plastic explosives and how to conduct arson attacks. | At his home, the court heard, officers found a series of how-to guides on building a shotgun and homemade plastic explosives and how to conduct arson attacks. |
| They also discovered a range of material glorifying the World War Two Nazi organisation the SS. | They also discovered a range of material glorifying the World War Two Nazi organisation the SS. |
| He even made his own body armour, the court heard, with riveted metal plates and posted footage of the garment in which he slid a plate into a pouch over his heart bearing the "SS" symbol. | He even made his own body armour, the court heard, with riveted metal plates and posted footage of the garment in which he slid a plate into a pouch over his heart bearing the "SS" symbol. |
| "There is no doubt at all in my mind, this is a dangerous individual that is now off the streets," Ch Supt Payne added. | "There is no doubt at all in my mind, this is a dangerous individual that is now off the streets," Ch Supt Payne added. |
| Dolphin, who shrugged his shoulders while keeping his hands in his pockets as some of the verdicts were read out, will be sentenced on 11 May. | Dolphin, who shrugged his shoulders while keeping his hands in his pockets as some of the verdicts were read out, will be sentenced on 11 May. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Walsall | Walsall |
| Aldridge | Aldridge |