Florida State Guard recruit threatened to ‘blow up’ military base, witnesses told cops

The incident — the second time that sheriff’s deputies detained a recruit from the same February class training to join the State Guard— exposes gaps in the organization’s vetting process as DeSantis tries to quickly grow a force that he can deploy to respond to state emergencies.

According to the police report, the recruit told deputies he had been discharged from the Marine Corps due to mental health issues that stemmed from allegations that he had physically harmed an ex-girlfriend and threatened a school — an incident that led law enforcement officers to temporarily restrict his access to firearms.