He now also faces conspiracy, burglary and explosives charges carrying up to 160 years in prison. The bomb investigation began January 25 when two boys found a knapsack containing 30 sticks of dynamite outside the Vallejo library. That bomb did not explode, but a blast went off the following day at a row of automatic teller machines outside a downtown bank. Another explosion blew out part of a wall at the Solano County Courthouse on January 30. No one was injured in either explosion.
Police now believe the bank blast was aimed at confusing investigators.
None of this makes any sense. But desperate people do desperate things. Investigators traced the unexploded dynamite to one of the suspects, leading to the discovery Sunday of 60 sticks of dynamite in a parked car. Police said the suspects may have planned a second try at the library, where some police evidence is stored. Is your property room exposed to intrusion from the outside.