Update: Police Find, Arrest Col. Pipe-Bomb Suspect
- Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:03pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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DENVER (AP) — A man suspected of leaving a pipe bomb and two propane tanks at a Denver-area shopping mall has been arrested 30 miles northwest in Boulder, authorities said Tuesday.
Earl Albert Moore, 65, was captured Tuesday at a grocery store, said Boulder Police spokeswoman Kim Kobel.
Authorities have been searching for Moore since the explosives were discovered April 20 at the Southwest Plaza Mall in the south Denver suburbs. The bomb and tanks were found after a fire, but they didn’t detonate. No injuries were reported.
The fire occurred on the 12th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, which is about two miles from the mall. Authorities also noted that the times of the mall fire and the Columbine shootings were similar, as was the use of a pipe bomb and propane tanks, which were used during the attack at the school in 1999 that killed 12 students and a teacher.
But on Monday, the FBI said the fire was likely not related to Columbine. Investigators said they found a motive but have not released additional information.
The bomb and tanks were found in a hallway of the mall’s food court after firefighters responded to a fire. The explosives prompted an evacuation of the mall. No one was injured.
The FBI on Sunday alerted field offices covering all 50 states and Puerto Rico to be on the lookout for Moore after surveillance revealed a general description of him.
Federal Bureau of Prisons records show that Moore was released from prison April 13 after serving time in a federal prison in Atlanta and Estill, S.C. Federal court record show that Moore pleaded guilty in May 2005 to robbing a bank in Crab Orchard, W.Va., of $2,546.
A judge sentenced Moore to 18 years in prison for the bank robbery, but a federal appeals court in 2006 ruled his stiff sentence was “unreasonable” and Moore’s sentence was reduced to seven years. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Edmond Ross said Moore received a “good conduct” release from prison after serving six years of his sentence.
Moore has an extensive criminal record, federal officials said.
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integrican
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 2:35pmStock up now, for your summer camping activities. It won‘t be long before ’mutiple propane cylinder’ purchases will be tracked by ATF. Of course, they will allow some of those purchases to go through so they can track them and ‘sting’ the hard-core’ campers!
Report Post »pittsteele
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 2:33pmthe difference here is you WON’T see whites defend this guy, just cuz he’s white
Report Post »warveteran
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 1:36pmBoulder is way liberal.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:48pmGee, I wonder how many bleeding heart liberals sat on the Federal Appeals Court that reduced his sentence in the name of SOCIAL (don’t ya know) JUSTICE! Lock this bum up for LIFE!
Report Post »timej31
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:44pmFar more Democratic voters are serving hard time than the other party. That is a easy one.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:04pmDEMOCRAT, DEMOCRAT there is nothing democratic about the DEMOCRAT PARTY.
Sorry Pet Peeve
Report Post »hechafteth
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:27pm“Moore has an extensive criminal record, federal officials said.”
After a life spent mostly in a cage with few or no other skills, is he just looking to retire on an ‘alternate’ tax-payer paid program at age 65?
Report Post »chiefparker
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:19pmSo… The Federal Court of Appeals turned this madman loose on society. What… is this called job security for the FBI
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:19pmhttp://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:17pmIf that bomb had detonated and hurt someone the blood would have been on the appeals court for reducing his 18 year sentence to 7.
Term reduction should start coming with caveats; If the system lets you out early and you continue your criminal activity, we don’t put you back in prison….we terminate your existence.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:32pmI always get in trouble with that sentiment. One 9mm is cheaper than one minute in jail and solves the problem permanently.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:48pmI agree. I know my assertion is harsh, but it seems to me that there is one major thing lacking in the criminal justice system and that would be efficient deterrents to reduce or eliminate recidivism.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:02pmHow about the bleeding heart judge that lets him/her/it out early serve the remaining sentence along with him/her/it.
Report Post »TRUTH
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:16pmMarilyn Manson needs to be banned in Colorado.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:10pmSo glad they caught him!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-V0
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:09pmDidn’t he have on some kind of wig when he was in the C-store? Yes or no, I‘m glad he’s recaptured.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:06pmImprison him at Guantanimo and water board him. Bet he became a Moslem in prison.
Report Post »svedka
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:11pmI was thinking he might need to spend a few months spinning and generating electricity…. non stop.
Report Post »TRUTH
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:14pmNo, non-Muslim’s are also capable of terror.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:06pmHow long before the media turn him into a Tea Party activist .
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:16pmI’m surprised they haven blamed the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, those who don’t support unions, gun rights activists, and any other real American.
Report Post »etecs
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:26pmSurely Sarah Palin and/or family members will be named as co-conspirators by the left wing wackos.
Report Post »unsalvageable.org
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:30pmThey will wait until Obama does something stupid (again) and then they will attempt to offset it and distract people by blaming conservative talk radio, Glenn Beck, Hannity, and the Tea Party for this guys actions. http://www.unsalvageable.org
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:43pmGlad he was caught and hope his trial goes fast.
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Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 2:20pmAnother white domestic terrorist. The list is getting longer. I guess all white people are terrorists.
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 2:43pmGive them time. The story hasn’t been available that long. Perhaps by the evening news they will be spewing their hate.
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