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Pipe Bombs

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Pipe Bomb Maker Pleads Guilty; Meth Cook Sentenced in Summit County Court

Get updates on this pair of high-profile Cuyahoga Falls criminals.

Pipe bombs in Cuyahoga Falls A Cuyahoga Falls bomb maker confirmed suspicions on Jan. 17 when he pled guilty to every count brought against him by a federal grand jury. David A. Dougherty, 41, will be sentenced April 3 in U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio-Akron by Judge Christopher A. Boyko, reports the Falls News-Press. Last October, Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS requested backup when Dougherty resisted paramedics that had entered his home to treat him for a medical emergency. As Cuyahoga Falls police arrived, paramedics said they found what appeared to be pipe bombs in Dougherty’s home, located at 1116 Washington Ave., according to Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman. Summit County sheriffs, the Summit County Bomb Squad and ATF …

diana ritchie

12:57 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

two citizens that won't be missed.   more ›

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Cuyahoga Falls Pipe Bomb Suspect Hit With More Felony Counts, Charges

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, has already pled not guilty to one of the charges.

The case against pipe bomb suspect David A. Dougherty only seems to be getting stronger as Cuyahoga Falls Police hit him with additional felony counts and charges this week. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, now faces two counts of possession of criminal tools, trafficking in drugs, weapons while under disability and three counts of possession of dangerous ordnance (explosives), according to stowmunicourt.com. He is also charged with illegal manufacturing of drugs, a fourth-degree misdemeanor; after police found a suspected marijuana grow operation in his residence. On Tuesday, Dougherty pled not guilty to the marijuana charge during an arraignment at Stow Municipal Court. Regarding the felonies, Dougherty will be prosecuted either in …

Monday, October 22, 2012

Pipe Bomb Suspect Identity Released

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, faces two felony charges in connection with Saturday's pipe bomb seizure on Washington Ave.

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, was arrested Saturday after the Summit County Bomb Squad found five pipe bombs and bomb making materials in his home, located at 1116 Washington Ave. Dougherty was charged with unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance, a fifth-degree Felony; and illegal manufacturing or processing explosives, a second-degree felony, according to Cuyahoga Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman. On Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m., Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS requested backup when Dougherty resisted paramedics that had entered his home to treat him for a medical emergency. As Cuyahoga Falls Police officers arrived, paramedics informed them of the makeshift explosives, said Guldeman. Summit County sheriffs, the Summit County Bomb …

Margaret

5:56 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012

What a looser! What was he planning on doing with them? Right near a school too! I hope they throw the book at him!   more ›

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Police Lock Down Neighborhood After Pipe Bombs Found in Residence

The makeshift explosives were discovered at 1116 Washington by Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS on Saturday afternoon.

Updated Oct. 21, 9:40 a.m. Many questions remain after emergency crews discovered several pipe bombs in a Cuyahoga Falls residence on Saturday afternoon. At 2:45 p.m., Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS units arrived at 1116 Washington Ave. to treat an “unresponsive” man when they found the makeshift explosives in the living room of the residence, reports newsnet5.com. Summit County sheriffs, the Summit County Bomb Squad, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and Cuyahoga Falls Police officers raced to the scene, cordoned off the area and began searching the premises.  After a thorough search, they found five pipe bombs and the materials used to make the explosives. The man was taken to an area hospital, treated and released into police custody. …

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