Brooklyn swastika bandit expected to get 18 years in jail for his tagging spree and for bomb possession.

No one will ever know the answers, it seems. There will be no trial.

Ivanov pled guilty Thursday to four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, in the first and second degrees, and four counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime.

In three weeks, on Feb 25., Kings County Supreme Court Justice Neil Jon Firetog is expected to sentence him to 18 years in prison for illegally possessing explosives, according to the plea deal with the Kings County District Attorney. Ivanov has already served over two years in prison, having been unable to make bail since his arrest.

So, how did this guy get caught? He accidentally shot himself and got treated at a local hospital where the questions were raised:

Then one day in January 2008, Ivanov accidentally shot himself with his 9mm handgun and sought medical attention at Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. This led police to him and his apartment at Remsen and Hicks streets, and there they found eight pipe bombs, several handguns, bulletproof vests, a sniper rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and a crossbow, police said.

One of the bombs was even cleverly built into a small football, presumably to aid distance if thrown.