Who is the man who allegedly tried to bomb a Hermann Park Confederate statue?

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston man has been arrested after being accused by authorities of trying to damage or destroy a Confederate statue at a Houston park with explosives.



Federal prosecutors said Monday 25-year-old Andrew Schneck had been charged with attempting to maliciously damage or destroy property receiving federal financial assistance.
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The new arrest comes just nine months after he got off probation for a 2014 arrest.

Andrew Cecil Earhart Schneck, who pleaded guilty on Aug. 15, 2014, in a Houston federal court to a misdemeanor charge of "not conforming to storage of explosive material." He had to pay a fine of $160,000. That raid four years ago included three other homes.

The current complaint alleges that Schneck conducts "chemistry experiments" at his Houston residence.
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Schneck is a graduate of Austin College where he received his chemistry degree.



He has no known connections to active political groups.

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