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Improvised balloon used to deliver bomb in downtown Colorado Springs
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Feb 10, 2024, 5:21:13 AMFeb 10
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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A suspect arrested in connection to an explosion east
of Downtown Colorado Springs on Jan. 12 allegedly improvised a hot air
balloon to deliver the explosive device, according to arrest documents.
The documents, obtained by FOX21, reveal that the suspect in the case,
Edward Kiley, had been arrested and charged in numerous other instances of
explosions, one in which an explosion occurred at his home east of
Downtown in 2018 and he was injured.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man arrested, possibly connected to explosions
On the night of the Jan. 12, 2024 explosion, the documents state that a
truck matching the description of Kiley’s truck could be seen on security
footage obtained by law enforcement entering an alleyway between 548 and
542 East Costilla Street, with some kind of plastic sheeting in the bed of
his truck.
After entering the alleyway, what appeared to be a balloon could be seen
on the security footage floating away from the alley and becoming lodged
on a chain link fence near 548 Costilla Street. The device then exploded,
causing damage to buildings as far as 50 feet away.
The arrest documents state that a search of Kiley’s home revealed pipes,
plastic, and other materials consistent with the bomb and the improvised
balloon. A receipt was also found for the purchase of the materials from a
Home Depot near North Academy Boulevard and East Platte Avenue.
Also during the search, various drug paraphernalia was found inside
Kiley’s home, as well as a substance that tested positive for
methamphetamine.
Kiley was arrested on Jan. 23 on multiple charges, including Unlawful
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession or Use of an Explosive or
Incendiary Device, and Criminal Mischief. He is due in El Paso County
Court on Feb. 8.
https://news.yahoo.com/improvised-balloon-used-deliver-bomb-022732047.html
of Downtown Colorado Springs on Jan. 12 allegedly improvised a hot air
balloon to deliver the explosive device, according to arrest documents.
The documents, obtained by FOX21, reveal that the suspect in the case,
Edward Kiley, had been arrested and charged in numerous other instances of
explosions, one in which an explosion occurred at his home east of
Downtown in 2018 and he was injured.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man arrested, possibly connected to explosions
On the night of the Jan. 12, 2024 explosion, the documents state that a
truck matching the description of Kiley’s truck could be seen on security
footage obtained by law enforcement entering an alleyway between 548 and
542 East Costilla Street, with some kind of plastic sheeting in the bed of
his truck.
After entering the alleyway, what appeared to be a balloon could be seen
on the security footage floating away from the alley and becoming lodged
on a chain link fence near 548 Costilla Street. The device then exploded,
causing damage to buildings as far as 50 feet away.
The arrest documents state that a search of Kiley’s home revealed pipes,
plastic, and other materials consistent with the bomb and the improvised
balloon. A receipt was also found for the purchase of the materials from a
Home Depot near North Academy Boulevard and East Platte Avenue.
Also during the search, various drug paraphernalia was found inside
Kiley’s home, as well as a substance that tested positive for
methamphetamine.
Kiley was arrested on Jan. 23 on multiple charges, including Unlawful
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession or Use of an Explosive or
Incendiary Device, and Criminal Mischief. He is due in El Paso County
Court on Feb. 8.
https://news.yahoo.com/improvised-balloon-used-deliver-bomb-022732047.html
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