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Explosive detonated after being discovered in federal courthouse in W.Virginia UPDATE: ‘Twere all fakes, and now the miscreant is arrested | ||
2022-08-23 | ||
[NYPOST] An bomb exploded in a federal courthouse early Monday after a bomb scare forced an evacuation of a large chunk of a sleepy West Virginia city.Police confirmed to news station WVAA that at least one bomb was found in the historic Elizabeth Kee Federal Building in Bluefield, a city with a population of just under 10,000 people. At around 11:40 a.m. — two hours after the area was evacuated — police yelled "Fire in the hole" ahead of a loud blast as at least one device exploded from inside the courthouse, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph said. The local paper saw a bomb-squad robot in the street, which was otherwise deserted save a heavy police presence. Bluefield Police Chief Dennis Dillow confirmed to the paper that at least three suspicious devices had been found at the federal courthouse, without elaborating. An area around neighboring Westminster Presbyterian Church was also being evacuated after possible explosives were found there, police later told WVNS.
Officials say 50-year-old James Dean Fowler was standing outside the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building Monday morning with a box cutter demanding to speak with a federal agent. When police arrived around 8:50 a.m., Fowler told them he had a bag with a bomb in it.
Fowler is charged with one count of possession or use of a hoax bomb in the commission of a felony, two counts of false reports concerning bombs or bombs, and two counts of threats of terroristic acts. Officials say he will be arraigned Monday night and transported to the Southern Regional Jail. | ||
Posted by:Fred |
#2 My Granny would have said:" Jimmy Dean, that boy was always one or two bricks short of a hod" |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-08-23 13:25 |
#1 But he meant well! |
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-23 00:23 |