A Virginia man entered a not-guilty plea this week in the wake of the FBI charging him with hoarding one of the largest explosive stockpiles the agency has ever witnessed, according to court filings.

The Washington Examiner reported that "Brad Spafford, 36, answered mostly yes or no questions during his arraignment but pleaded not guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and possession of an unregistered short-barrel rifle."

The bombshell report indicated that Spafford had over 150 pipe bombs in his possession, among other illegal devices.

Most of the devices, the reports said, were detonated on his property, with much of it being hauled back to FBI labs for further examination.

What happened?

Spafford reportedly used pictures of President Joe Biden as target practice, while also reportedly telling that he "believed political assassinations should be brought back."

Is Brad Spafford the J6 pipe bomber?

He is precisely 5’ 7 inches tall.

The FBI found the “largest stockpile of explosives in history” .. Yet they haven’t changed him yet

He lives a mere two hour drive from DC pic.twitter.com/WbCsyaS9HP

— 🥖🎪 (@503i7) January 3, 2025

A lawyer for Spafford argued that it should be called into question whether or not the explosives were even functional because the FBI had to use their own explosives to detonate them all.

The outlet noted:

Spafford's attorneys countered that the National Firearms Act does not define what an explosive is and that, because agents had to detonate the devices with their own explosives, perhaps they were not functional.

His lawyers also argued that their client never issued a direct threat to anyone, including the president.

"There is not a shred of evidence in the record that Mr. Spafford ever threatened anyone and the contention that someone might be in danger because of their political views and comments is nonsensical," his lawyers wrote.

Social media reaction

Many on social media questioned the charges leveled against Spafford by the FBI.

"Are they claiming the explosives are illegal or just a large stash?" one X user asked Ford Fischer, who attended Spafford's hearing.

"I’m not a lawyer, but put simply: If you stick a rag in a liquor bottle and fail to register it, you’re facing ten years fed time," Fischer responded.

Only time will tell how the judge will view the situation.