United States v. Larry Brown

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Larry Brown appeals from a 57-month sentence imposed by the district court 1 following his guilty plea to possession of an incendiary device, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. We affirm.

During a meeting between Brown, a union business agent, and Keith Milton, a union member, regarding Milton’s dissatisfaction with the union’s handling of a grievance, the two came to blows. The union suspended Brown after Milton filed a complaint against him. A few days later, on August 13, 1993, Brown sought the assistance of Martin Dames, an acquaintance who was also an FBI…