Man tossed bomb into California courthouse, injuring six, authorities say. “Liberty or death”

[essentialsaltes]

[Sep 25] Six people were injured after a 20-year-old man tossed a backpack that exploded at a security screening area of a courthouse in Santa Maria on Wednesday, authorities said.

The suspect had been due to appear in court Wednesday to face a charge over a firearm violation, Undersheriff Craig Bonner said during a news conference.

Bonner said [Nathaniel] McGuire was at the screening station for the courthouse Wednesday morning when he tossed the bag into the building.

The suspect was wearing body armor under his jacket, Bonner said.

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[Sep 27] A 20-year-old man who authorities say set off a bomb in the lobby of a Santa Barbara County courthouse earlier this week was charged with a federal crime Friday. He intended to kill sheriff’s deputies and a superior court judge as part of his attack, according to court documents.

According to prosecutors, McGuire threw the bag and shouted, “Liberty or death.”

Authorities said they were able to catch him as he tried to get into a red Ford Mustang parked outside. As he was being taken away, he yelled the government had taken away his guns and everyone needed to fight and rebel, federal prosecutors said.

Inside McGuire’s Mustang at the courthouse, deputies found ammunition, a flare gun and a box of fireworks, along with a shotgun, rifle, additional ammunition, a device believed to be a bomb and 10 Molotov cocktails, authorities said.

He told FBI agents he intended to gather the guns and the Molotov cocktails from his car and reenter the courthouse to kill a judge, according to court records.

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[Oct 1] McGuire, 20, and a resident of Santa Maria, was charged with 10 [state] counts, including two counts of attempted murder, use of an explosive device with the intent to murder, use of an explosive device for purposes of terrorizing, use of an explosive device causing injury, multiple counts of arson with use of an accelerant, and possession of loaded firearms.

It is also believed that McGuire committed various arsons around the Santa Maria area in preparation for his attack on the courthouse, according to the complaint.

[Federal charges may also apply.]

 

[Nithavela]

Yeah, that guy's never coming home.

 

[rambot]

Boy I wonder why the gubmint took his guns?

 

[Bradskii]

Take away his first option and then grant him his second.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Instead of death, he may get life.

Man, 20, facing potential life sentence in bombing of Southern California courthouse​

The 20-year-old, according to a three-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, is being charged with one count of using a weapon of mass destruction, one count of maliciously damaging a building by means of explosive, and one count of possessing unregistered destructive devices.

If convicted as charged, the 20-year-old faces a minimum sentence of seven years and a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

 

[essentialsaltes]

And in strange coincidence news.

Los Angeles County courthouse in Torrance evacuated as bomb squad investigates unknown device​

The robot punctured the orange bag, and it appeared a small explosion occurred, but there was no damage to the robot.

 

[durangodawood]

And in strange coincidence news.

Los Angeles County courthouse in Torrance evacuated as bomb squad investigates unknown device​

The robot punctured the orange bag, and it appeared a small explosion occurred, but there was no damage to the robot.

The day is coming when it will be illegal to harm a robot.

 

[Bradskii]

The day is coming when it will be illegal to harm a robot.

'Puncture the orange bag, Hal. Hal, please puncture the orange bag'.

 

[durangodawood]

'Puncture the orange bag, Hal. Hal, please puncture the orange bag'.

It helps to ask the robot nicely.

 

[RileyG]

Ugh, awful.

 

[Nithavela]

It helps to ask the robot nicely.

The robot will probably be giving instructions to the human.

 

[essentialsaltes]

And in strange coincidence news.

Los Angeles County courthouse in Torrance evacuated as bomb squad investigates unknown device​

The robot punctured the orange bag, and it appeared a small explosion occurred, but there was no damage to the robot.

A Redondo Beach man was arrested Friday in connection with a suspicious bag that was left outside the Torrance courthouse this week, authorities said.

A law enforcement source familiar with the situation told The Times that the package at the Torrance courthouse “for sure was intended to hurt someone.” The source also said that surveillance video captured a man leaving the package along with a note that indicated a desire to cause harm and included claims that the man had “killed before.”