A suspect described by police as a "terminally ill" man who "hates politicians and the police" has been charged after he allegedly threatened to blow up officers and his suburban Chicago home, prompting a massive response from police and SWAT teams Thursday night.
Police said 49-year-old Andreas Stachel, of Wauconda, told an employee at Super Pawn in Round Lake, where he had planned to pawn a rifle, that he is terminally ill and was planning on luring police to his home with the intention of blowing up his home and the officers with 20 lbs of C-4.
"The suspect said he is terminally ill and hates politicians and the police," the Wauconda Police Department said.
The employee told police of the threats and the Wauconda Police Department obtained a search warrant for Stachel's home, evacuating a 1,400-foot radius in the neighborhood.
Around 8:30 p.m., the Wauconda Police Department posted on Facebook that multiple intersections were blocked off. Police asked residents within that perimeter to evacuate their home or business immediately.
Wauconda Police said as preparations for the search were underway in the 400 block of Lakeshore Boulevard, Stachel was stopped in a traffic stop and taken into custody.
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He was transported to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation at 2:30 a.m. Friday.
A search of the home recovered four illegal explosive devices and a large quantity of cannabis along with numerous firearms and ammunitions.
Stachel was charged with unlawful possession of explosives, unlawful use of weapons and unlawful possession of cannabis.
The Waukegan Bomb Squad and Illinois State Police SWAT Team also responded to the incident.
