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Man involved in Hoover Dam 2018 barricade pleads guilty

Posted at 11:08 AM, Feb 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-14 14:08:40-05

The man who barricaded himself inside of an armored vehicle at the Hoover Dam in 2018 pleaded guilty to terrorism on Feb. 4.

Matthew Wright, 32, had several weapons and 900 rounds of ammunition in his truck at that time. Wright blocked the bridge in support of the QAnon movement.

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He will be sentenced next month.