VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — A 58-year-old man will serve up to 37 years and six months in prison after a jury found him guilty in December of throwing a pipe bomb at police on July 4.
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Morgan Parish, 58, from Van Buren County, received a minimum sentence of just over 29 years (350 months) and maximum sentence of 37 years and six months (450 months) on Monday after a jury found him guilty of 18 felonies for throwing a pipe bomb at police on July 4 while they were trying to arrest him on a different warrant, according to court records.
The court sentenced Parish for the following felonies:
- One count of terrorism
- Eight counts of assault with intent to murder
- Three counts of possession of explosive devices (pipe bombs) with unlawful intent
- Three counts of possession of Molotov cocktails/other explosives
- One count of possession of weapons and ammunition by a prohibited person
- Two counts of assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer
According to police, deputies and a SWAT unit from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office had obtained a warrant for Parish’s arrest for skipping out on a sentencing hearing set after he plead guilty to charges stemming from a June 7, 2024 road rage incident that eventually uncovered several illegally-possessed guns and meth.
While trying to arrest him on July 4, police said Parish ignited an explosive device inside an RV he had barricaded himself in then threw a pipe bomb at them…