An Anderson man will serve over five years for possessing Molotov cocktails and impersonating Homeland Security, according to the Southern District of Indiana's Attorney's Office.

Joshua Stearman, 42, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after homemade firebombs, called Molotov cocktails, were found in his Toyota RAV4, officials said.

“Thanks to the swift actions of local law enforcement and the expert analysis of our federal partners," said the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Tom Wheeler, "this dangerous individual was stopped before he could carry out a potentially deadly attack.”

Why was Joshua Stearman arrested?

Officers were dispatched around 1:47 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2023 after a suspicious man was seen outside a house

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