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'Works' bomb suspect misses court appearance while in jail

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 18, 2012 - 10:44pm

FARMINGTON — Chris Andrew Perry didn’t show up in court Monday to the surprise of the judge and attorneys.

But it turns out he had an excuse: He was already in jail.

Perry, 18, had pleaded guilty to charges related to the explosion of four incendiary devices, known as “the Works bomb,” at different locations, including Bountiful High School.

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Hill AFB removing old unexploded bombs around test range

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 11:43am

The Bureau of Land Management, the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and Hill Air Force Base are in the early stages of an unexploded ordnance removal project in areas near the Utah Test and Training Range.

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Explosion at Bountiful High locks down school

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:27pm

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BOUNTIFUL — Bomb sniffing dogs from numerous police agencies were at Bountiful High School Wednesday morning, searching hallways to make sure their were no more chemical bombs following an explosion at the school.

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(Photo by Ashley Franscell/ Special to the Standard-Examiner) Davis County Sheriff’s Detective Bob Hunt, 73, stands outside the Davis County Sheriff’s Office in Farmington.

Bomb technician leaves force after 24 years

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 6:41am

FARMINGTON -- "Uncle Bob" finally retired from the Davis County Sheriff's Office.

Detective Bob Hunt, 73, hung up his holster and swapped it for golf clubs after 56 years of public service, with the last 24 years dedicated to making Davis County streets safer as a bomb technician and crime lab detective.

"We didn't think he'd ever retire," said his daughter, Chelsea Van Vliet.

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(The Associated Press) This undated handout photo provided by the National Nuclear Security Administration shows the United States’ last B53 nuclear bomb. The 10,000-pound bomb is scheduled to be dismantled Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 at the Pantex Plant just outside Amarillo, Texas. It’s a milestone in President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and their role in the U.S.

US’s most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled

Betsy Blaney The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 11:37am

AMARILLO, Texas — The last of the nation’s most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.

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Lawyers negotiate "Works" bomb case

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, August 15, 2011 - 11:23pm

FARMINGTON -- A resolution could be reached in a case against a Syracuse man accused of teaching teenagers how to make the "Works" bomb.

Justin Breg Goodrich, 24, appeared in 2nd District Court on Monday. He is charged with six counts of possession of or reckless use of an incendiary device, all second-degree felonies. He pleaded not guilty to the charges July 11.

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Cpl. Eric DeHart, of Birnamwood, picks up a device he invented that's placed in culverts in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from hiding bombs. (Meg Jones/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

Soldier invents device to foil bombs

Meg Jones Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Last updated Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 10:28am

FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan -- The Taliban will use just about anything to hide bombs, and a perfect spot is a culvert underneath a road.

Now many of the culverts near this base in Kandahar province are no longer prime bomb-hiding locations, thanks to the ingenuity of a Wisconsin soldier.

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Not guilty plea in 'Works' bomb-making case

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 11:03pm

FARMINGTON -- A 24-year-old man pleaded not guilty to charges of making "Works" bombs in Syracuse.

Justin Breg Goodrich appeared before Judge Michael G. Allphin on Monday in 2nd District Court. He is charged with six counts of possession of or reckless use of an incendiary device, all second-degree felonies. If convicted of any of the charges, Goodrich could face a sentence on each charge of one to 15 years in Utah State Prison.

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Wreckage of motorbikes lie at the site of a bomb explosion outside Opera House in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Three explosions rocked India's busy financial capital at rush-hour Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring 70 in what officials described as another terror strike on the city hit by militants nearly three years ago. (AP Photo)

Explosions rock Mumbai

Rajesh Shah The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 11:50am

MUMBAI, India — Near-simultaneous bomb blasts rocked three busy neighborhoods during evening rush hour in India’s busy financial capital Wednesday, killing 17 people in another terrorist attack on the city besieged by militants nearly three years ago.

Blood-covered bodies lay on Mumbai streets and people hugged and wept. Others carried the wounded to taxis. Crowds gathered in the blast areas as police questioned witnesses, and bomb squads inspected the undercarriages of vehicles searching for clues and other explosives.

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