Source: Facebook/U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California
A Bakersfield man is facing federal charges for illegal possession of explosives, ammunition, and the manufacturing of methamphetamine, according to an indictment by a federal grand jury. Matthew Henry Jacober, 43, is accused of holding 50 pounds of dynamite and two dozen plus one shotgun shells in a remote Bakersfield residence, a place where he was also alleged to be cooking meth.
With a past that includes a Kern County Superior Court felony conviction for making a destructive device without a permit, Jacober is barred by law from possessing explosives and ammunition. According to court documents, the meth Jacober was purportedly manufacturing, ensnared him in deeper legal troubles — trouble that includes a mandatory minimum of five years if convicted, and possibly up to 40 years behind bars, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California…