Kevin Harpham

Statements Thrown Out After Miranda Not Read To White Supremacist Terror Suspect

Ryan J. Reilly | August 17, 2011, 8:40AM

Updated: August 17, 2011, 9:45AM

The FBI's decision not to immediately advise a suspected terrorist of his Miranda rights upon his arrest has upset a federal judge and caused prosecutors to agree not to use statements he made prior to being advised of his rights in court.

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MLK Day Bomb

MLK Day Bomb Suspect Questions Whether Device Was A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'

Ryan J. Reilly | July 8, 2011, 5:20PM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

The man with alleged ties to the white supremacist movement suspected of planting a bomb at a Martin Luther King Jr. parade is questioning whether the device he's accused of leaving in a backpack can really be called a "weapon of mass destruction."

Kevin Harpham's attorneys wrote late last month that none of the four definitions of a "weapon of mass destruction" in federal law referenced an "improvised explosive device."

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Hate Crime Charge Added To Case Against MLK Day Bomb Suspect

Eric Lach | April 22, 2011, 2:57PM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington has added a hate crime charge to the counts facing Kevin Harpham, the man suspected of planting a bomb in a backpack along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash.

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MLK Day Bomb Suspect Indicted On Federal Charges

Eric Lach | March 23, 2011, 10:01AM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

Kevin Harpham, the man suspected of planting a bomb in a backpack along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., was indicted on federal charges yesterday, Reuters reports.

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MLK Day Bomb

FBI/DHS Document Confirms That MLK Day Bomb Was Viable

Eric Lach | March 17, 2011, 1:50PM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

A FBI and DHS Joint Intelligence Bulletin obtained by publicintelligence.net confirms that the bomb placed along a MLK Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., earlier this year was a viable, radio-controlled improvised explosive device.

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MLK Day Bomb Suspect's Father: My Son Didn't Do It

Eric Lach | March 14, 2011, 9:21AM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

The father of the man suspected of planting a bomb in a backpack along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., says his son was home with him the day of the incident.

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Spokane, Washington

Did MLK Day Bomb Suspect Leave Online Trail Of Hate?

Eric Lach | March 10, 2011, 12:38PM

Kevin William Harpham (Photo courtesy of KXLY.)

Is the man accused of leaving a backpack bomb along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade route a white supremacist?

Shortly after news broke Wednesday that Kevin William Harpham had been arrested in connection with the January incident in Spokane, Wash., the Southern Poverty Law Center announced that its records show Harpham was, in 2004 at least, a member of the white supremacist National Alliance.

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MLK Day Bomb Suspect Appears In Court

Eric Lach | March 10, 2011, 9:24AM

The FBI released photos of the backpack and the T-shirts inside.

The man suspected of planting a backpack bomb along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., appeared briefly in U.S. District Court Wednesday afternoon. Kevin William Harpham, 36, had been arrested earlier in day at his house near the small community of Addy, about 50 miles north of Spokane. He is charged with one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of knowingly possessing an improvised explosive device.

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Spokane, Washington

SPLC: MLK Day Bomb Suspect Was Member Of Supremacist Group

Eric Lach | March 9, 2011, 4:39PM

The FBI released photos of the backpack and the T-shirts inside.

The Southern Poverty Law Center tells The Spokesman-Review that Kevin William Harpham, the man arrested in connection with with a bomb found along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., earlier this year, was a member of a white supremacist organization.

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Spokane, Washington

Suspect In MLK Day Bomb Charged With Attempted Use Of WMD

Eric Lach | March 9, 2011, 3:51PM

The FBI released photos of the backpack and the T-shirts inside.

The man arrested in connection with a bomb found along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., earlier this year is Kevin William Harpham, 36, of Colville, Wash. Harpham has been charged in U.S. District Court with one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of knowingly possessing an improvised explosive device.

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Spokane, Washington

Report: Feds Make Arrest In Spokane MLK Day Bomb Attempt

Eric Lach | March 9, 2011, 2:04PM

The FBI released photos of the backpack and the T-shirts inside.

At least one person has been arrested by federal authorities in connection with a bomb found along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., earlier this year, KHQ reports.

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