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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York white supremacist blows off his own leg while making bombs at his house: prosecutors
Michael ONeill, 45, a former Niagara County corrections officer, is accused of making seven bombs and was arrested two weeks ago after one of the devices accidentally went off. ONeill was rushed to a hospital where his leg had to be amputated. He was the only one injured, WGRZ reports.
The explosives he created contained nails and BB pellets, according to reports. One was labeled powder with nails.
His attorney said ONeill was just planning to blow up some tree stumps.
The fact that there were some items that we described in court as consistent with, white supremacists, to include the Ku Klux Klan, and the Nazi imagery, some of the verbiage which was particularly on the Nazi picture, also the Confederate battle flag, means that law enforcement has more work to go, U.S. Attorney William Hochul told TWC News.
ONeill will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshalls while he recuperates, then will be transferred to a detention facility.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/new-york-white-supremacist-blows-off-his-own-leg-while-making-bombs-at-his-house-prosecutors/
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Glassunion
(10,201 posts)A. He is still alive.
B. He can still reproduce.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Does that help?
I liked his attorney's statement that the devices were intended to blow up...............tree stumps?
Why not say he was going fishing?
Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)... the Darwin Award rules - http://www.darwinawards.com/rules/ -require that the recipient's conduct had the effect of removing his/her genes from the pool. That's a given when you manage to kill yourself - but I suppose blowing off your fun parts could qualify you for non-posthumous recognition.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)but that seems rather counterintuitive given what he did.
Faux pas
(14,681 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,939 posts)He doesn't have a leg to stand on.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)explanation B.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I hope his doctors, nurses, emt's...were a United Nations of colors and national origins, and I hope they all laughed so hard they peed in their scrubs a little.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)Can't top that
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)struggle4progress
(118,285 posts)by filling the garage with confederate flags, and nazi and kkk mementos, in order to help the "tree stumps" understand who's in charge?
Rex
(65,616 posts)In this case we need to thank stupidity for saving lives!
PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)...don't forget to add the Shrapnel, because, according to this guy, it's a very important ingredient.
flobee1
(870 posts)Stumps?
Bb's and nails?
As far as i am concerned, its terrorism. Park him right next to the boston bomber for life
ladyVet
(1,587 posts)just not that kind of stump. Maybe he read the directions from Acme wrong?
Thhhhhat's all, folks!
Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)Blue Owl
(50,374 posts)n/t
vankuria
(904 posts)Boy, this guy is gonna have a wonderful time in prison.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Interesting that he's a former prison guard of some sort.
Too bad it was a near-miss. One less neo-Nazi/Confederate would be a net benefit to the planet.