Freemen Sympathizer Injured in Explosion
An anti-government sympathizer of the Montana Freemen’s standoff last year was injured Sunday and his rented home heavily damaged in an explosion felt more than a mile away.
William Goehler, 34, underwent surgery at Rideout Memorial Hospital and was listed in fair condition Sunday night.
Goehler’s 2-year-old child was treated for a small forehead cut and released.
The blast came from explosives that were kept in a tree on the side of the home, Yuba County Undersheriff Gary Finch said. Wire used for detonations was strung from the house, Finch added.
The type of explosives and why they were in the tree remained under investigation. Goehler was not arrested. The FBI was expected to join sheriff’s deputies in the investigation.
The explosion shattered windows at three houses across the street.
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