Venezuela Arrests U.S. Citizen for Arms Dealing, Tweets He Is a 'Mercenary'

Venezuelan authorities have arrested an allegedly heavily armed American citizen on Tuesday, accusing him of being a "mercenary," according to multiple news reports.

Todd Michael Leininger, 32-year-old U.S. citizen from Florida, is accused of attempted murder and arms dealing. Venezuelan authorities arrested Leininger after a raid on his house in San Cristobal, the capital of the state of Tachira, close to the Colombian border, where they found three rifles, two handguns, ammunition and eight military camouflage uniforms, according to the Miami Herald.