Prosecutor: East TX Man Distributed Pipe Bombs Because Of Anger At Government

[stevedeshazer]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/04/prosecutor_east_tx_man_distributed_pipe_bombs_beca.php?ref=fpblg

An East Texas man who federal prosecutors allege left explosive devices including pipe bombs in multiple area mail boxes, was motivated in part by anger at the government, Brit Featherston, first assistant U. S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas tells TPMmuckraker in a phone interview.

"It does appear that there were two motives: one, that he was disenchanted with the federal government, and, two, he was disenchanted with an individual who he perceived that had wronged him," says Featherston of 52-year-old Larry North, who was arrested today.

North was indicted Wednesday on a charge of illegally possessing a pipe bomb. Authorities had identified North as a person of interest in connection with a string of incidents in which explosive devices were placed in mailboxes in East Texas.

They say that he was witnessed putting a pipe bomb in a collection box in Tyler Wednesday. Prosecutors say North distributed 36 devices in 23 locations, but he has not been charged beyond the possession count.

[Mari333]

1. no words.

[stevedeshazer]

2. Anyone wanna guess where the guy gets his news?

Okay, nevermind.

[kestrel91316]

3. Anger, huh? Is he using the Twinkie defense? Looks like he likes them a bit much.

[DBoon]

4. Is he supported in any way by government programs?

this seems to be a common thread among right wing anti-government terrorists

[demosincebirth]

7. By the looks of him, he's probably on SS disability with medicare.

[gratuitous]

10. He'll pay for his own defense, too, I imagine

Rugged individualist that Mr. North appears to be, it would be the height of humiliation and degradation for him to ask the government to pay for a federal defender for him.

[RadiationTherapy]

5. Hmm. Is his health care socialized or did the costs break his family's finances?

I am pretty sure those are the only two possibilities for a long-term disability.

[Dappleganger]

6. Not surprising. East Texans

tend to be nuttier than a bag of fruit loops.

I should know--my father and his family are all from there and we do our best to stay the hell away.

[stevedeshazer]

8. How does an obese guy in a wheelchair get pipe bombs?

And he puts them in collection boxes?

[old guy]

9. Are prisons required to have wheelchair access?

He better hope so.

[WolverineDG]

11. I want a refund of all the SSDI payments this idiot has received

as well as any Medicaid/Medicare payments made on his behalf that likely paid for his wheelchair.

If you don't like socialism.....

dg

[Ikonoklast]

12. Angry at the world he blames for his predicament.

Instead of looking in the mirror.

[LynneSin]

13. Then he needs to reject his Disability checks

I mean, I feel bad the guy is in a wheel chair but if he's that anti-government then tell them NO MORE DISABILITY

:eyes:

[mainer]

14. Another fair, fat, and fiftyish loser

They make profiling so easy.