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Suspected Santa Maria Courthouse Bomber Charged with Federal Crime

Authorities added a federal charge relating to explosives, which could add up to 40 years on the suspect’s sentence if convicted.
Suspected Santa Maria Courthouse Bomber Charged with Federal Crime
Nathaniel McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Jill McLaughlin
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A California man suspected of throwing a bomb into the Santa Maria District Court on Sept. 25 faces federal charges connected to the explosion, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California announced Sept. 27.

Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria, California, was charged Friday in Los Angeles District Court with maliciously damaging a building by means of using explosives, the attorney’s office said.

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