Explosive device falls from man's knapsack near UMB
Bomb squad detonated device after man, officer scuffle, police official says By a Sun reporter 8:34 PM EDT, July 22, 2008 <http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-explosive0722,0,3 502583.story?track=rss> http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-explosive0722,0,35 02583.story?track=rss A man who was stopped Tuesday morning and questioned by a police officer near the University of Maryland's Baltimore campus was arrested after a makeshift explosive device fell from his knapsack when he fought with the officer, authorities said. The man was being questioned by detectives, and charges had not been filed Tuesday evening. His name was not released. Sterling Clifford, a Baltimore police spokesman, said the man was stopped by the university officer in the 800 block of W. Baltimore St. about 7:30 a.m. "The man was clutching his side as if he was trying to conceal a weapon," Clifford said. The university officer told the man that he was going to search him, and Clifford said the man fought back. During the scuffle, Clifford said, the man's backpack fell to the pavement and "a small explosive device fell out." The spokesman would not describe the device further, saying only that it "would have been unable to do serious damage." About 11:30 a.m., Baltimore police bomb squad members detonated the device. Clifford said that police from the University of Maryland, Baltimore are expected to file assault charges, and city police would charge the man with possessing an explosive device. The suspect was arrested about one block west of the main downtown campus, and Clifford said the motive "does not appear to [be] anything related to the university." Man found with explosive near UMB charged After struggle with officer, device fell from knapsack, police spokesman says By a Sun reporter 12:05 PM EDT, July 23, 2008 \http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-explosive0723,0,3 568120.story The man who was arrested near the University of Maryland's Baltimore campus yesterday after a scuffle with a police officer who found a makeshift explosive device was charged today with assault, reckless endangerment and concealing a deadly weapon. Baltimore police spokesman Sterling Clifford identified the suspect as Dallas Jermaine Smith, 22, who has no fixed address. A District Court Commissioner yesterday ordered Smith to be held without bail; his next court appearance has not yet been set. Clifford said that a university officer stopped the man in the 800 block of W. Baltimore St. yesterday morning because he was clutching his side as if he was trying to hide a weapon. The man fought back and the explosive device fell out of a knapsack during the scuffle, Clifford said. Members of the police bomb squad detonated the device. Clifford would not say how it was made but said that it would have caused minimal damage if it had gone off. Police said they do not have a motive but said they believe the university's Biotechnology Institute was not a target. (F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The principle of "Fair Use" was established as law by Section 107 of The Copyright Act of 1976. 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