BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Southeast Texas man accused of planting two explosive devices in Beaumont worked part time at a home improvement store where investigators say some of the materials were bought.
Jonathan Matthew Torres of Beaumont made an initial federal court appearance Tuesday. He’s held without bond pending a detention hearing Thursday, a week after being arrested on charges of using an explosive to cause property damage, possession of an unregistered destructive device and mailing a threatening communication.
An affidavit says a device discovered April 26 inside a mailbox near a Starbucks never exploded. No one was hurt when another device exploded May 10 outside an Episcopal church.
Authorities said they found screws and other device components at the suspect’s home and linked some items to a Home Depot where Torres worked.
