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Nathaniel James McGuire, 22, of Santa Barbara County, admitted to detonating a bomb at the Santa Maria courthouse in September 2024 as an act of retaliation for his firearms being seized by law enforcement earlier that year. The blast injured three people and caused $35,000 in damages. McGuire threw the explosive device into the courthouse and attempted to retrieve additional weapons from his car before being apprehended. He pleaded guilty to charges including use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of a building using an explosive; he faces up to life imprisonment at sentencing on March 1, 2024.
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A California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he detonated a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024 in retaliation for law enforcement officers seizing his firearms earlier that year.
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officers → plead → firearms
In September 2024, Nathaniel James McGuire, 22, of Santa Barbara county threw a backpack containing an explosive device into the courthouse before exiting the building to retrieve two long guns and 10 molotov cocktails from his car.
asserted
McGuire → throw → car
Law enforcement officers apprehended McGuire before he could re-enter the building, but the detonation injured three people and caused $35,000 in damages to the courthouse.
uncertain
detonation → apprehend → courthouse
According to McGuire’s plea agreement, the attack was intended to kill sheriff’s deputies and a judge.
uncertain
attack → accord → deputies
On Monday, McGuire pleaded guilty to one count of use of a weapon of mass destruction and one count of malicious destruction of a building using an explosive.
asserted
McGuire → plead → explosive
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1 March.
asserted
hearing → schedule → March
McGuire faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
asserted
McGuire → face → prison
“McGuire launched a vicious, terroristic assault on a court of law with the intent to kill law enforcement officers and a judge,” assistant attorney general for national security John A Eisenberg said in a justice department press release.
asserted
Eisenberg → launch → release
“Individuals who use bombs against law enforcement officials, judges, and other government personnel must be held accountable and face severe punishment for their actions,” first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli for the central district of California said in a statement.
asserted
Essayli → use → statement
At the time of the incident, the National Center for State Courts, a non-profit representing the justice system in the United States, reported that federal judges, prosecutors and court officials faced more than 4,500 threats in 2021, a 400% increase since 2015.
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judges → represent → 2015
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