Maryland Man Arrested In 'Bottle Bomb'
Attack At Movie Theater
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[June 02, 2014]
By John M. Clarke
Annapolis Maryland (Reuters) - A Maryland
man suspected in a spate of "bottle bomb" incidents at movie theaters in
the Washington, D.C., area has been arrested and charged with tossing an
improvised explosive device into a cinema last month, officials said on
Sunday.
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Manuel Joyner, 20, has been charged with manufacturing, possessing
and detonating a destructive device in a Largo, Maryland, movie
theater on May 24, Prince George's County Fire officials said in a
statement. The theater was cleared after the incident and there were
no injuries.
"Movie theater patrons around the region can breathe a sigh of
relief as a suspect has been identified and arrested for using
'bottle-bombs,'" said a statement from Prince George's County
Fire/EMS.
Joyner is considered a suspect in multiple incidents at AMC theaters
across the region in recent weeks, the statement said.
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No one was seriously injured in any of the explosions. In one
incident two weeks ago, two homemade bottle bombs exploded in a
movie theater in McLean, Virginia, sending more than 2,000
frightened audience members scrambling for the exits.
Federal bomb experts were helping investigate the incidents, a
spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives said last week. The devices are usually made with the
explosive mixture of baking soda and vinegar in a bottle, the
spokesman said.
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Joyner was arrested without incident at his home in the Washington
suburb of Bowie, Maryland, late on Saturday.
The felony charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison if
he is found guilty.
A spokesman for AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, which had offered a
$25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, issued a
statement thanking local and federal law enforcement.
(Editing by Edith Honan and Mohammad Zargham)
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