Christopher Arthur, Bombmaking, North Carolina 2023

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Bombmaking Instructor Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Raleigh, NC – A bombmaking instructor who taught how to kill law enforcement was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday.

Christopher Arthur, 40, was found guilty of teaching another individual how to make and use an explosive knowing that the individual intended to use that instruction in the murder or attempted murder of federal law enforcement.

A jury convicted Arthur in July 2023 of nine counts, including receiving and possessing unregistered devices such as a short-barreled rifle, a silencer, three improvised hand grenades, and an improvised claymore mine.

“Violence directed towards police, judges, and public servants will never be tolerated in a free society,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley. “This defendant’s property was wired with IEDs, the same design he sold to help others kill American law enforcement. Anyone teaching bombmaking to target American heroes gets a lesson today – 25 years in federal prison.”

A search warrant executed at Arthur’s home in January 2022 revealed IEDs, firearms, and multiple “Tackleberry Solutions” tactical instructional manuals which named Christopher Arthur as the author.

During his sentencing hearing, the court heard how Arthur and his company trained individuals to fight “the greatest threat” – a threat he identified as a militarized force like law enforcement’s Special Warfare and Tactics (SWAT) Team.

The court applied the terrorism enhancement for sentencing, relying on evidence presented at trial and the court imposing a maximum sentence on each of the nine counts of conviction.

“At a time when law enforcement officers are being feloniously killed at an alarming rate, it is appalling to know what Christopher Arthur did. He made a living training people how to kill or injure those who proudly wear the badge. Now he will spend time in federal prison for his dangerous and deadly lessons,” said Robert M DeWitt, FBI Special Agent in Charge.