Man Guilty in Planting of Bombs Under Homes
An unemployed crime lab technician was convicted in Hayward on Friday of two counts of attempted murder for planting bombs under the homes of Fremont’s police chief and other city officials.
Rodney Blach, 54, said that he was framed and that the bombings were done by federally trained agents. He could face life in prison.
The first explosion in March 1998 ripped a 10-foot hole in the roof of Police Chief Craig Steckler’s home and set the front porch on fire. Later, Steckler’s predecessor found an explosive in a paper bag on his front walk. Authorities defused it and no one was injured.
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