Police Investigate Al Qaeda-Style ‘Bomb Factory’ in Southern California
- Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:47pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Police have reportedly discovered large quantities of bomb-making materials in the home of a naturalized U.S. citizen from Serbia living in southern California. The Escondido house in northern San Diego County came to the attention of authorities last weekend when a gardener was hurt in an accidental explosion.
“We believe [the gardener] scraped against some of the powder in the yard, and the friction caused it to explode,” one official said. “Apparently the suspect was experimenting in his yard, and some of it got left over.”
After the police bomb squad entered the house of George Djura Jakubec — an unemployed computer software consultant — they seized a number of explosive devices Sunday, including homemade grenades. On Wednesday, police returned and found a second explosive device, but were forced to retreat after finding the home “extremely cluttered, making movement and observation extremely difficult,” the L.A. Times reports.
“If you look at the video of this, you can see items piled on top of items. It gives you a mental picture of how difficult it is,”a Sheriff’s spokesman said. “Counter space and tables, every bit of space had items piled on top of items — papers and boxes.”
One explosives expert from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described the initial findings as potentially “devastating.”
“If you had 8 or 9 pounds in a vehicle in a street, you have a pretty large and devastating car bomb,” said James Cavanaugh, a retired special agent of the ATF.
“Inside a home, it’s going to blow all the windows and doors and walls out, but it’s not going to destroy the neighborhood. People would be in danger if they were immediately in front of the house or adjacent to the house,” he said. ” It would be almost like a gas explosion.”
Bomb squads must be wary of potential booby traps, Cavanaugh said.
“These explosives, like HMTD, I call the devil’s own mixtures, and they can be set off by shock, friction, static electricity, heat, flame or even a chemical reaction,” he said. “Added to the danger is that they are difficult to find in a filthy hoarder’s hovel.”
Outside court this week, Jakubec’s wife, Marina Ivanova, said the alleged bomb maker was “crazy.”
“I think he lost his mind. He lost his mind or something. … I know that he was collecting, obsessively collecting stuff.”
“It‘s amazing he didn’t blow himself up. He must have some knowledge of how to do this safely,” a Sheriff’s assistant said. “Part of the story should be about the bravery of the bomb technicians and haz-mat team, for risking their lives trying to build a case against this guy so that justice can be served, and trying to render the site safe so that homeowners can return to their homes,” he added.
Jukabec is now under arrest and being held on $5 million bail. He was reportedly on probation for a 2009 burglary conviction when he was arrested last week.
The so-called “bomb-making factory” was discovered as the largest cache of homemade explosives every discovered in one central location on U.S. soil.
San Diego County authorities confirmed Thursday they have found pentaerythritol tetranitrate, or PETN, a favorite of al Qaeda bomb-makers that is now the target of new U.S. airport body scans and pat downs.
They also found more hexamethylene triperoxide diamine, or HMTD, in a bottle inside the house, but the two types of homemade explosives were not immediately removed because they are too volatile and the house is too cluttered to negotiate safely, Assistant Sheriff Ed Prendergast said.
Authorities had already recovered 8 or 9 pounds of HMTD, an explosive powder that suicide bombers use, authorities said.
Police have yet to release any word on Jakubec’s possible intentions and court documents do not suggest he is being charged for selling explosive devices. The suspect has pleaded not guilty to possession of explosive devices, possession of bomb-making materials, bank robbery and burglary.
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Comments (97)
enigmaman
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 6:43amThis admin refuses to use profiling to identify potential terrorist, even though 99.9% of all terrorist we have encountered both here and abroad are in one way or another associated with the Muslim Society, this latest one is a “naturalized U.S. citizen from Serbia” a clear and undeniable pattern has developed, at some point you have to hope this Admin starts to laser focus on where the problem is “Muslim society” and leave the Aunt Bee and Opie types alone to board planes without first having to endure a cavity search
Report Post »itsmyfirstday
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 6:26amHe better not fire his gardener for being illegal…that would be front page news….
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Report Post »steve5150
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 5:48amIf my memory serves me correctly there is a large Muslim population in Serbia. I wonder if this guy is a believer in “the religion of peace”? Of course the article says nothing about that because it isn,t relevant to the story.
Report Post »Keep up the good fight
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 5:19amWait a minute people!!! Please don’t lump all Californians as progressive liberals! I’m from Orange County and we are perhaps one of the last major metropolitan areas that are relatively Conservative. Please pray for us as we continue to fight in our own ways against this progressive movement by the state and federal government that is bent on controlling our lives here.
For anyone who is interested, Escondido, CA where the incident took place, is California’s 50th District. The Congressman is Brian P. Bilbray.
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anadee
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 9:04ami feel for you as i am on the other side of usa….massachusetts..knw how you feel……..
Report Post »Shelly
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:54pmI agree. Not everyone in Cali are crazy. Unfortunately I had to move here last year, but I’m making the best of it. Trying to talk some sense into the people out here.
Report Post »mattp28
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 3:29amGlad they got this guy.
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 3:06amwhat this guy is normal for cali there are good people there but the state does attract waco, nutjobs, and lunatics and the there’s hollyweird .Hey everyone say a prayer for those who are shipping out soon. if your going over there anything with a red star on it is fair game and carry extra ammo.May there always be a road.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:46amWell, I can see that it is a normal night in the cult factory of Glenn Beck – you people are just too funny! By the way Happy Thanksgiving! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:24amAWWW, thanks and same to you; you chinless wonder, moron of the left! I guess you think it is ok to bankrupt our country too! Hey, I have an idea, MOVE TO CHINA and try to speak your mind! I just can’t stand the ignorance of these progressive shills. Glenn has been right on all of what he has said so far, so how are you going to refute that? Ho that’s right, tell a lefty the facts and that is grounds for rejection of one’s argument…go ahead, stick your head back in the sand and breathe deeeeply!
Report Post »scwillard
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:41amI think I saw his episode of 24
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:14amJeepers, you maim one gardener, and you’re branded for life.
Report Post »Carrie3570
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:02amHe is a hoarder and a crazy one at that. Has anyone thought he could be getting this stuff from some place else and bringing it home? I mean this crazy man has costumes in his home from 2 bank robberies??? Seems like maybe his dumpster diving may get him into some trouble.
I’m all for catching terrorists, but the condition this house was in and the fact his woman was shouting he is crazy leads me to believe 2 unsolved bank robberies and a terrorist doesn’t quite add up. lol… I have to laugh everytime I think about it.
I totally could be wrong and this is the worlds greatest mastermind with an ocd problem, hahaha – here I go again, crackin’ myself up!
Report Post »Shelly
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:36amI was just so thrilled when I found out about this. My sister came home and told us about the 15 being shut down near Escondido b/c of this. I live really close and just love the thought of having someone making bombs down the road. :S
Report Post »Conserving Ink
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:07amIt is nothing short of a miracle that the gardener‘s spark didn’t reduce the entire neighborhood to a smoking crater. Of course, the crime scene guys may finish what he started when they knock over a pile of Jihad Weekly magazines.
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HumanDoing
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 4:34amIm so grateful it didn’t go off too…. but whats with all these sparks and failed attempts. I mean are we just lucky or is it something else…sorry i just dont trust anything i see in the news anymore
Report Post »MiketheTrucker
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:04pm@TEEP
Sorry, I guess I’m no comedian.
Report Post »PoliticalCircusBlog
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:55pmHe’ll probably get off because the gardner was illegal and cannot testify against him. Only in America!
Report Post »AmericanLass
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:50pmAnd they didn’t find him in an airport. Maybe they shouldn’t be wasting our taxdollars and concentrate on finding those living and hiding in plain site, in the USA.
Report Post »HumanDoing
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 4:22amThose white vehicles / trucks weren’t the mobile scanners were they.? Comin down a street near u…soon for safety sake…hey im a computer geek and i have like a bunch old parts , like sound cards and video cards…old memory modules…should i throw all that stuff out. I mean i wouldn’t want old PC parts misconstrued some way. lol
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:45pmBombs are easy to make..all you need are pool supplies…just sayin…but I am glad the dude was caught.
Report Post »DeltaHawk
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:32pmBetcha he’s a Muslim!
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:28pmImpossible. With all the SECURITY and shake-down Obama tactics.Must’ve been left by the former tenant. I hope they don’t question him too harshly or the Police Rush to Judgement. Did they violate any of his rights searching his house ? Maybe a case of Diplomatic Immunity.
Report Post »Just looking for material for the Justice department to make a NON Terrorist case.
cheezwhiz
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:38pmJust looking for material for the Justice department to make a NON Terrorist case.
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The police acted stupidly ?
teep
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:28pmMiketheTrucker
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:08pm
Is this “bomb factory” in Polosi’s district?
Report Post »Just Dave
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:41amNo, unfortunately it’s in my neck of the woods.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:19pmNever a waterboard around when you need one. I bet he has plenty of info and hope they are able to connect all the dots to prevent the next tragedy. Thank goodness the gardener wasn’t killed.
Report Post »what4
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:51amI do love the waterboard idea, however if he was locked in a room with Pelosi for 15 minutes I am sure he would beg to give all the information anyone wants!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 9:20am@What4
15 minutes? I dont think anyone, Osama bin Lauden himself included, could last more than 5 without wanting to commit suicide.
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 10:23amJust add Sillerly Clinton and her speech of “I’m sick and tired…..” and this guy would be spilling his guts. Then the ACLU would step in and say that Prancy (Princess Nancy) & Sillerly are cruel and unusual punishments.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:13pmKnowing how Californians vote perhaps this aspiring terrorist will be their next governor .
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:13pmPolice have reportedly discovered large quantities of bomb-making materials in the home of a naturalized U.S. citizen from Serbia living in southern California. …..
Report Post »George Djura Jakubec — an unemployed computer software consultant
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Lets see
He got here on a student visa,
went to a US university and US taxpayers paid for his education,
then he married a US citizen woman to get his own US citizenship,
and now he doesn’t have a job but somehow has gobs of money to buy and asemble explosives ….
Any bets he has hawala transactions going back 10 years too
OK move along, nothing to see here, there is no need to profile.
RepubliCorp
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:11amHeadlines AP: Gardner Finds Bomb while just blocks away the ATF was busy arresting a 3rd grader for bring a plastic gun to school. Little Timmy was jailed, The Serbian was given food stamps and released. Obama gave up vacation time to called the Serbian government to apologize. Holder said they would seek the death penalty in the Little Timmy case
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:13pmSerbia. From the moslem enclave? No wonder Big Sis is afraid of U.S. citizens.
Report Post »LAR15
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 7:49amBingo! We havw a winner.
Report Post »Fear The Voices
Posted on November 27, 2010 at 9:42amYeah, we have to watch for anybody opposed to the national debt, oppressive federal legislation, people belonging to the tea party, or who have or may still vote for Ron Paul….. For at DHS we are the real extremists!
Report Post »FToth84
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:01pmWhy am I not surprised this is happening in Cali? And the back scanners are the answer huh!?
Report Post »ANTIPATHIZER308WIN
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 9:56amAllah Beach Boys lyrics dedicated to California
There’s the timeless favorite
Palistian girls are truly hot when we burn them at the stake. And Christian are ripe for rape cause they don’t have so much damn hair. Forget all the Isreali girls as all they want to do is fight.
Mustaffa’s sheep can really make you feel alright But when I blow myself up I want to make my after life just right.
Just give me 75 California
Just give me 75 California
Just give me 75 California girls
Then there’s
“And we‘l have fun fun fun when we blow Daddy’s T-Bird away!”
Here’s my Dream Act: America for Americans, natural born and natulrized. Screened, legal and law abiding.
Report Post »LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:56pmImagine that, RIGHT here in America. Well, if you still consider California part of America. lol Seriously though, what are they making this stuff out of? Where does an unemployed naturalized Jo Schmo get this stuff?? Thank God that poor gardener wasn’t killed or wrecked for life.
Report Post »MiketheTrucker
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:08pmIs this “bomb factory” in Polosi’s district?
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:20pm@Ludwika
He may have been building up stockpiles of the stuff for several years and/or scavaging parts as well. Mind you this is only an educated guess; its easy enough to speculate he could also be a funded domestic terrorist (funded by outside of america or internal anti american groups). So far, this man has been taken into custody.
The major note is that it took a accident by the gardner to tip off the authorities; demonstrating once again just how clueless the feds are to terrorists.
They most likely will use this incident to further their agenda of the Progressives in the ‘need to clamp down more on safety.’ and such lame excuses. Obama and the Progressives will have the ‘incident’ or ‘event’ they need one way or another – even if they have to manufacture it.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:25pmCharcoal, salt peter and bird poop ( I think) makes gunpowder. Diesel fuel and fertilizer makes an explosive like the bomb used in the first World Trade Center attack. All you need to know is the right mixture.
Report Post »teep
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:26pmMiketheTrucker
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:08pm
“Is this “bomb factory” in Polosi’s district?”
And they say Americans don’t know geography.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:06pm@J.C. McGlynn
Gas or Vodka, Soap flakes, and Lard = WWII Molotov cocktail with an extra twist. In America we called it Napalm. Imagine a truck of this stuff cooking off after being slammed into a office building or a large shopping mall.
Report Post »2
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:07pmThey have “Mexicans doing the jobs American just won’t do.”
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:09pmBetween the laundry, the garage, the basement, and the garden shed, someone with just a rudimentary knowledge of explosives can build a device using common household, automotive, and gardening chemicals. Beware of the scientist, not the science.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:45amSalt Peter, Sulphur, and charcoal make gunpowder. I made it when I was a kid, just to see if I could do it. That was back when they still sold salt peter and sulphur on store shelves.
Report Post »Where is this guy getting these explosives, or the ingredients to make them? They didn’t say he had a license to buy these sort of things. Why is it these guys are always out on probation or have been arrested for the same crimes, but seem to be out amongst the people? Liberal judges.
He was caught in San Diego county, Pelosi is up in San Fransissyco. It‘s too bad he didn’t blow himself up. I bet he was a “quiet man and kept to himself.”
michaelhandley
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 1:33amHey Hey Pal. There are still a few of us Conservatives left here on the Left Coast. Pray for us please..
Report Post »A College Student
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 3:55am@Mikethetrucker
No it was in Issa’s.
Everyone else keep in mind that there are still some conservatives out here and we need help.
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 7:36amThe article does not tell you what explosives they found, but very good explosives can easily be made using common household cleaning products. That is why the labels all warn you not to mix those products.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:12amI am not surprised, California has the largest number of commies concentrated in one place, so they have good support. Californians will buy anything in left field or off the wall and they always have, and they don‘t teach math in their schools so they don’t have to worry anything adding up.
Report Post »Paradigmm
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:21amThis may or may not be related but here it is anyway. If this is true; one, it should have been reported on long ago and, two are these politicians and appointed officials guilty of treason?
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7374
At the very least they should be investigated for their actions and possible connections in the deaths of Americans.
JKN
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:24amAnd our southern border remains WIDE OPEN…
Report Post »BaritoneBro
Posted on November 26, 2010 at 9:01amOnce again America is saved by Providence. What is Home Land Security going to do about discoverying all the sleeper muslim goof balls already here waiting to blow us up?
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