Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 27, of Bakersfield, a former campus security supervisor at Arvin High School, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for conspiring to make and mail explosive devices and lying to FBI agents.

U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Mendiver’s sentence in a news release.

According to court documents, Mendiver used an Instagram account to sell explosives and explosive materials and worked closely with a male high school student in Bakersfield to mail explosives to residents in other states.

In Instagram messages to the juvenile, prosecutors said, Mendiver sent a photo of an explosive device, followed by two videos of homemade explosive devices that he had made and the statement that “homemade kills all consumer.” He also advised the juvenile to be “super careful bro that homemade s – – t is dangerous.”

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Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Explosives Seized

On June 1, 2023, a federal search warrant executed at Mendiver’s residence resulted in the seizure of 536 pounds of uncontained explosives and explosive materials, which presented an extreme safety hazard to the residents, the federal government said.

Agents seized another 440 pounds of uncontained explosives and explosive materials from the juvenile’s residence. At both residences, agents found items used to make explosives.

Mendiver also lied to FBI agents, stating that he did not sell explosives and did not work with anyone in committing explosives offenses.

The Kern County District Attorney’s Office is handling the juvenile co-conspirator’s case.

The FBI and Bakersfield Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen A. Escobar was the prosecutor.