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Eugene

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Fri Apr 12, 2024, 06:31 AM Apr 12

Alabama man charged with detonating explosive device outside state attorney general's office

Source: NBC News

Alabama man charged with detonating explosive device outside state attorney general's office

If convicted, the suspect could face up to 20 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of five years behind bars.

April 10, 2024, 5:38 PM EDT
By Megan Lebowitz and Michael Kosnar

An Alabama man was arrested and indicted this week on charges that he detonated an explosive device outside the Alabama attorney general's office in late February, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, was charged with malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device, the Justice Department said.

The explosion outside Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office occurred around 3:42 a.m. on Feb. 24. No injuries or major damage were reported.

"That device had the characteristics of an IED, and Calvert added a substantial number of nails and other shrapnel to increase its destructive capability," a U.S. attorney's office wrote in detention memo filed Wednesday, using the initialism for an improvised explosive device.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/suspect-indicted-explosive-alabama-attorney-general-rcna147276

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Related: Alabama Man Charged with Detonating an Explosive Device Outside of Alabama Attorney General’s Office (U.S. Department of Justice)

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Alabama man charged with detonating explosive device outside state attorney general's office (Original Post) Eugene Apr 12 OP
i bet they are already calling this guy "antifa" rampartc Apr 12 #1
They will do a background of this person I'm sure. jimfields33 Apr 12 #2
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