(Escondido, California) A 54-year-old unemployed software consultant, George Jakubec, pleaded not guilty Monday to eight federal charges related to making explosives and robbing banks.
Prosecutors say Serbian-born George Jakubec quietly packed the home with the largest amount of homemade explosives ever found in one location in the U.S. and was running a virtual bomb-making factory in his suburban neighborhood.The burn is scheduled for later this morning. About a half-mile radius around the house will be evacuated. Meanwhile, Mr. Jakubec is in jail on $5 million bond.
How the alleged bank robber obtained the chemicals and what he planned to do with them remain mysteries. [my bold]
Now authorities face the risky task of getting rid of the explosives. The property is so dangerous and volatile that that they have no choice but to burn the home to the ground this week in a highly controlled operation involving dozens of firefighters, scientists and hazardous material and pollution experts.
Authorities went into the home after Jakubec was arrested, but encountered a maze of floor-to-ceiling junk and explosives that included 13 unfinished shrapnel grenades.
Bomb experts pulled out about nine pounds of explosive material and detonated it, but they soon realized it was too dangerous to continue given the quantity of hazardous substances. A bomb-disposing robot was ruled out because of the obstacle of all the junk Jakubec hoarded.
That left only one option — burn the home down.
Here's the after picture.
Reportedly, everything went off without any problems.
Tip: Charley Nestor
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