BY SHEILA STOGSDILL
MIAMI — State charges filed against an Illinois man accused of plotting to destroy 48 Ottawa County churches with Molotov cocktails were dismissed Wednesday after he was taken into federal custody, District Attorney Eddie Wyant said.
Gregory Arthur Weiler II, 24, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was held in the Ottawa County jail on possession of an explosive or incendiary device and violation of the Oklahoma Anti-Terrorism Act.
Weiler is now facing federal charges, Wyant said.
Court records show Weiler was to appear in Ottawa County District Court on Thursday for his preliminary hearing.
Telephone calls to the U.S. Marshal Service and the federal prosecutor's office were not immediately returned.
Family members have said Weiler suffers from mental illness and both of his parents suffered from drug use and committed suicide, according to published reports.
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