Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Bomb Charges Dropped In Charleston Case
WEST VIRGINIA....
On June 14th, officers were called to the West Side area of Charleston where they found 45 year old William A. Anderson of Sissonville had shown up on a porch of a Madison Street home with a shotgun and a handgun concealed under his trench coat. In a search of his vehicle parked nearby, authorities discovered shotguns, assault rifles, several rounds of ammunition and two homemade bombs. On Monday, Anderson pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment, a charge related to another incident four days earlier when he threatened a couple with a gun. Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster agreed that the result of a police search of Anderson's van was not admissible in court. Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Drummond said the state could not proceed against Anderson without that evidence and the bomb charges were dropped. Anderson will return to court on January 13th. He remains incarcerated on a $25,000 bond.
On June 14th, officers were called to the West Side area of Charleston where they found 45 year old William A. Anderson of Sissonville had shown up on a porch of a Madison Street home with a shotgun and a handgun concealed under his trench coat. In a search of his vehicle parked nearby, authorities discovered shotguns, assault rifles, several rounds of ammunition and two homemade bombs. On Monday, Anderson pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment, a charge related to another incident four days earlier when he threatened a couple with a gun. Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster agreed that the result of a police search of Anderson's van was not admissible in court. Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Drummond said the state could not proceed against Anderson without that evidence and the bomb charges were dropped. Anderson will return to court on January 13th. He remains incarcerated on a $25,000 bond.# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:35 PM 
