FELONY CHARGES EXPECTED IN ACID-BOMB BLAST.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer A teen-ager will be arraigned today in connection with an early-morning acid-bomb explosion in a Canyon Country neighborhood over the weekend. Sheriff's deputies arrested Ryan Christopher Baarstad, 18, of Canyon Country, along with a pair of 17-year-old Canyon Country boys, after the blast at 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the 27800 block of Galeton Road. All three are Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. high school students, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's investigators said. No one was hurt and no property was damaged in the explosions. ``The fragmentation didn't hit or injure To interfere with the legally protected interest of another or to inflict harm on someone, for which an action may be brought. To damage or impair. The term injure is comprehensive and can apply to an injury to a person or property. Cross-references Tort Law. anyone,'' said Sgt. George Gomez of the sheriff's arson/explosives unit. ``That time of the morning, fortunately, everyone was inside asleep. ``They had the working knowledge of how these devices were constructed. They learned it from friends. They were real(ly) good acid bombs, believe me.'' Baarstad was held on $500,000 bail at the Santa Clarita Valley station jail. The names of the younger teens, who were booked at Sylmar Juvenile Hall, were withheld. During the proceedings in Newhall Municipal Court, Baarstad will be charged with several felony offenses: exploding a destructive device A destructive device is a firearm or explosive device that, in the United States, is regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. Examples of destructive devices are grenades, and firearms with a bore over one half of an inch, including some semi-automatic shotguns. , possession of explosive materials
``They made the bomb, went down the street . . . and tossed it in the front yard of a house,'' Gomez said. ``They were actually prepared to do more, before they were detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: by patrol deputies. When they were detained, they were in possession of additional devices - two of them that were completed, (plus) the makings for six more.'' |
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