California

Feds Indict California 'Bomb Factory' Suspect On Eight Counts

Jillian Rayfield | December 3, 2010, 1:36PM

George Djura Jakubec, a San Diego County resident accused of having a "bomb factory" inside his home, was indicted yesterday on eight counts by federal prosecutors.

In light of the indictment, San Diego County prosecutors dropped their case against Jakubec.

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California

CA 'Bomb Factory' Suspect Admits To Three Bank Robberies

Jillian Rayfield | December 2, 2010, 1:04PM

George Djura Jakubec, a California man accused of running a "bomb factory" in his Escondido home, admitted to San Diego County sheriff's deputies that he robbed three banks, according to an affidavit obtained by the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.

Jakubec reportedly admitted to the three robberies, at Bank of America branches on November 13, 2009, June 25, 2010, and July 17, 2010, during a jailhouse interview with San Diego officials.

Jakubec pleaded not guilty last Monday to 26 charges related to nine pounds of explosive materials allegedly found in his home. Officials announced Tuesday that they will burn down his home, possibly next week, since removing the materials manually proved too dangerous.

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Bomb-Making

Officials Will Burn Down Giant Home 'Bomb Factory' In California

Jillian Rayfield | December 1, 2010, 2:13PM

San Diego County officials announced last night that they will torch a home "bomb factory" because the huge cache of explosives proved too dangerous to remove manually.

Last week, the San Diego Sheriff's Department suspended its investigation of the Escondido home of George Djura Jakubec due to dangerous conditions, resulting from at least nine pounds of explosives found in the home.

Jakubec pleaded not guilty last Monday to "12 felony counts of possessing destructive devices and 14 counts of possessing ingredients to make destructive devices, along with two bank robbery charges," according to KGTV news in San Diego.

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San Diego Sheriff's Department

Investigation Of Giant Home 'Bomb Factory' Suspended Over Dangerous Conditions

Jillian Rayfield | November 26, 2010, 12:44PM

The San Diego Sheriff's Department has suspended its investigation of the alleged home "bomb factory" of George Djura Jakubec because the huge weapons cache was just too dangerous.

Jakubec pleaded not guilty on Monday to "12 felony counts of possessing destructive devices and 14 counts of possessing ingredients to make destructive devices, along with two bank robbery charges," according to KGTV news in San Diego.

The Sheriff's Department says that though "proactive operations on site have been suspended" because of the dangerous conditions, local, state, and federal officials are planning to re-enter the home to remove the chemicals and equipment, which Deputy District Attorney Terri Perez described as the "largest quantity of this type of homemade explosives found in one location in the history of the United States."

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