TACOMA, Wash. – A Tacoma man accused of planting explosive devices now has his bail set at $300,000 in Pierce County as his case heads to a court battle. He has warrants connected to nine prior cases, causing the higher-end bail amount, according to court records.
Around 9 p.m. on Dec. 26, prosecutors say the 60-year-old committed various crimes related to harassment, domestic violence, and explosives, including attempted first-degree assault and malicious placement of an explosive device.
Statements from the victim, the defendant’s ex-girlfriend, allege she broke up with him that day, and he returned late at night and set off the explosive device. Responding police officers in Tacoma say it was about 13 feet from her bedroom window, the room she was in at the time of the incident. …