DENVER – Adam Nauveed Hayat, age 36, of Denver, Colorado, pled guilty to three counts of possessing unregistered firearms, after being caught possessing pipe bombs in Downtown Denver hotel.
According to court documents, on February 15, 2017, personnel from the Sheraton Hotel located at 1550 Court Place contacted the Denver Police Department to report a suspicious incident. Upon arriving, the Denver Police Department (DPD) went to room 1902 and found the word “explosives” written on the closet door mirror. The officer then opened the closet, opened the safe, and found a closed ammunition case. Also found in the hotel room were several metal pipes and empty rifle shell casings.
The DPD officer immediately contacted their bomb squad. The DPD Bomb Squad carefully examined the ammunition case and found pipe bombs. The Bomb Squad safely removed the ammunition case from the hotel room and transported it to their bomb range, where they rendered it safe.
It was determined during the course of the investigation that Adam Nauveed Hayat rented room 1902 at the downtown Denver Sheraton Hotel. An arrest warrant was issued first by the Denver Police Department and then later by federal authorities. He was located and arrested at a hotel near the Los Angeles International Airport.
It was unclear what Hayat planned to do with the explosives. According to local media, Hayat is a former Marine with a history of mental health issues.
