2 arrested with arsenal and Nazi paraphernalia after base robbery were ex-military, prosecutors say
June 4, 2025
Investigators say two men arrested in Washington state with an arsenal that included explosives and body armor, along with Nazi paraphernalia, were former military members who attacked a soldier with a hammer while stealing gear from Joint Base Lewis-McChord last weekend. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court says Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields were arrested Monday at their home in Lacey, near Olympia. Federal court records did not list an attorney for either man. The complaint says one of the men told investigators they had been stealing equipment from the base for the past two years to sell or trade, and investigators found about $24,000 in cash at the home.
