Santa Maria Man Pleads Guilty to 2024 Courthouse Bombing, Faces Life in Prison
Nathaniel James McGuire admitted he detonated the bomb in retaliation for deputies seizing his firearms, injuring 3 people and causing about $35,000 in damage.
- On Monday, 22-year-old Nathaniel James McGuire pleaded guilty in a Riverside federal courtroom to using a weapon of mass destruction and maliciously destroying the Santa Maria Court Complex with an explosive device.
- McGuire admitted detonating the bomb on September 25, 2024, in retaliation for Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies seizing his firearms earlier that year, intending to kill law enforcement officers and a judge.
- After throwing the backpack bomb, which injured five people, McGuire attempted to retrieve two long guns and 10 Molotov cocktails from his car to re-enter and "splatter" a judge, according to the plea agreement.
- A U.S. District Court judge set McGuire's sentencing for March 1, 2027, and federal prosecutors recommended no more than 30 years in prison for the attack, which caused approximately $35,000 in damages.
- While federal charges are resolved, McGuire faces pending state charges including two counts of attempted murder; security guard Steve Neil was recognized by county officials for his heroism in apprehending the suspect.
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Man pleads guilty to bombing California courthouse as retaliation for firearm seizure
A Santa Barbara County man pleaded guilty on Monday to detonating a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024 as retaliation for local law enforcement seizing his firearms earlier that year, the Department of Justice announced. Three people were injured in the attack that caused almost $35,000 in damages to the building. Nathaniel James [...]
Santa Maria Man Pleads Guilty to 2024 Courthouse Bombing, Faces Life in Prison
Nathaniel McGuire admitted he intended to kill sheriff’s deputies and a judge in retaliation for firearms seizure A Santa Maria man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges stemming from a […] The post Santa Maria Man Pleads Guilty to 2024 Courthouse Bombing, Faces Life in Prison appeared first on edhat.
Santa Maria Court Bomber Pleads Guilty, Federal Judge Sets Sentencing Date
A U.S. District Court judge on Monday formally accepted a change of plea and set a 2027 sentencing date for the 22-year-old man who admitted detonating a bomb in the Santa Maria Court Complex lobby two years ago, sending five people to the hospital. Nathaniel James McGuire’s change of plea hearing occurred Monday morning before […]
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Lodinews.comDeputies took his guns. He admitted to bombing a California courthouse in retaliation
Nathaniel McGuire admitted in a plea agreement to trying to kill sheriff's deputies and a judge in Santa Barbara County in retaliation for authorities confiscating his firearms.
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