PETN in Escondido

[AdamG]

We need a popcorn smiley. This is gonna be interesting.

The resident of the home, George Jakubec, 54, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Serbia, is charged with possession of explosive devices, possession of bomb-making materials, bank robbery and burglary.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...dido-home.html

[AdamG]

ESCONDIDO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared San Diego County a disaster area because of the discovery of a massive stockpile of highly explosive materials in a home in an unincorporated area near Escondido.

Schwarzenegger's declaration comes a day after the San Diego County Board of Supervisors requested that he declare a state of emergency.

The house at 1954 Via Scott has been under scrutiny since Nov. 18 when 49-year-old Mario Garcia of Fallbrook sustained serious but not life- threatening injuries when he stepped on something akin to a land mine in the yard, causing a small explosion. Resident George Jakubec, 54, was arrested later the same day.

Authorities plan to burn down the house.

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/...SScz8rAkQ.cspx

From 24 Nov

So far, 12 pounds of highly explosive chemicals have been discovered at the home, along with thirteen grenades wrapped with shrapnel and nine detonators.

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/...OG092KVTQ.cspx

[Tukhachevskii]

Maybe some Croat's moved next door?

[Boondoggle]

Lurking (much) more than commenting now but of interest...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2...-state-charge/

Federal charges filed against bomb suspect; state charges dropped
By J. Harry Jones and Pauline Repard

The man suspected of creating a “bomb factory” at his rented house near Escondido has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to making destructive devices and robbing three banks. All state charges against him were dropped Friday morning.

[AdamG]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B74R520101208

But an FBI bomb technician James Verdi testified at Wednesday's hour long court hearing that explosive chemicals detected throughout the cluttered house were too volatile to be safely removed.

One type of chemical, called HMTD, is so unstable that it can be set off by "someone stepping on it," Verdi said.

He said agents had found evidence of past explosions in the house, including a sliding glass door and windows that had been blown out and boarded up and buckled, soot-covered walls.

This has comedy blockbuster written all over it - maybe a Randy Quaid comeback vehicle?

[jcustis]

Law enforcement either blocked off Hwy 15 (yeah, pretty significant) in both lanes today or will do so tomorrow, in order to perform a controlled burn of the home and reduce the place.

[AdamG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_BHo2hyL2Y

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B85N120101210

Reading music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adgx9wt63NY