Man Guilty of Planting 13 Bombs in Indiana
From Associated Press
NEW ALBANY, Ind. —
A federal jury Monday convicted John M. Hubbard III on 29 counts for the planting of 13 bombs around Salem, none of which exploded.
The prosecutor said Hubbard was motivated by his lifelong rivalry and hatred for state Rep. Frank Newkirk Jr., a Democrat from Salem. “He resented him for a lifetime of accomplishments . . . “ Assistant U.S. Atty. Robert Stanley Powell said in closing arguments Monday.
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