Glenn Beck's history of violent rhetoric may have served as inspiration for yet another extremist.

The Spokane, Washington, Spokesman-Review reports that “self-described militia leader” Kenneth B. Kimbley Jr. pleaded guilty to federal gun charges connected to a grenade manufacturing operation at his trailer in Idaho. According to court documents, the paper reported, Kimbley “discussed bombing local bridges with an undercover federal agent and made threatening statements toward President Barack Obama, leading investigators last July to seize 20,000 ammunition rounds and several firearms from Kimbley's property, where he and other suspected militia members gathered to construct grenades.” The paper continued:

An undercover agent said Kimbley described himself as the leader of the “Brotherhood of America Patriots” militia and said “he would kill members of his group that did not follow orders,” according to court documents.

Kimbely reportedly described extensive booby traps he'd built and said his militia's purpose “was to resist in the event the government started rounding up the patriots” and to resist foreign invasions or societal breakdowns.

The connection to Beck was made by Kimbley's public defender, who said that Beck is Kimbley's “idol”:

His public defender, Kim Deater, did not return a phone call seeking comment. In court documents, she described Kimbley as a nonthreatening man who has passionate political views.

Though prosecutors have emphasized his militia ties and his dislike for Obama, Kimbley “made absolutely no threats to harm anyone at anytime,” Deater wrote in court documents.

“In fact, everything said by Mr. Kimbley is no different than what his idol, TV commentator Glenn Beck, typically states on the air and is protected free speech.”

Deater writes that though Kimbley was “frequently baited” by an undercover agent, he and his friends “simply discussed their concerns of a communist takeover and the need to be prepared to defend themselves and the country if in fact a takeover occurred.”

Media Matters has detailed how Byron Williams -- who engaged in a gun battle with police while, authorities say, on his way to the San Francisco offices of the Tides Foundation and the ACLU to kill ;“people of importance” -- cited Beck as an influence. Beck has regularly demonized the Tides Foundation on his radio and TV shows.

As we've previously noted, Beck's violent rhetoric keeps having real-world consequences. It's getting to be too much to dismiss as coincidence.

(h/t Crooks & Liars)