Manassas Man Charged with Making Bombs

A young man faces felony charges over his alleged use of explosives. Shawn Peterson, 23, appeared in court today charged with Manufacturing and Possessing Explosives.

[fred]

Yea, he looks normal.*rolls eyes* Can you say cuckoo for cocoa puffs?

[T Clevinger]

Scary!!!!

[Sad Sack]

Ah, young man? I know many who've been in and out of the service by this time. He's reached the age of majority and should know better.

A young man should be used to addressed late teens

[Kaelinda]

Well, Sad Sack, the man certainly isn't an "old" man or even a "middle-aged" man. But you're right about one thing: he certainly should know better!

[MrsC]

This young man looks like he has so much anger in hem...
I hope he gets the help he needs ...

[forty nine cent]

wow. white people love making bombs, dont they?

[pst]

He has a stern look to hem dont he...

[pst]

forty nine cent wrote:

wow. white people love making bombs, dont they?

Your racist I see...

[tomgavin]

do not list him out for nothing

[James from Centreville]

There are three ingredients to make gunpowder (black powder). Sodium nitrate, Sulfur, and charcoal.

When I was a kid I experimented or attempted to make gunpowder. I could not find the nitrate at my local hobby store, and probably because of its main use in explosives. Yet kids that have an interest in chemistry may do stupid things like I myself did (many many years ago).

With the environment or fear of terrorism that exists today its understandable to see these reactions. The old joke of "my kid blew up my garage with his chemistry set" now gets looks of horror rather than laughs.

Its good this kid was caught, he had evidently gotten past the stage of "experimentation" and was now refining his recipies. He needs to learn this stuff is not to be played with unless you have legal permission to do so.

It reminds me of the story we recently had of the guy with the fireworks hobby in Centreville.

Stuff like this has no place in populated areas, and the people that do attempt to practice working with this type of material need to be certified and have a real purpose and not just curiosity or hobby.

[Pandora]

Parents wear blinders and refuse to see what their kids are doing, then when their kid does something wrong then they blame society. Sorry Mom and Dad, the blame lies with you. Face it!

[nemisis]

Pandora wrote:

Parents wear blinders and refuse to see what their kids are doing, then when their kid does something wrong then they blame society. Sorry Mom and Dad, the blame lies with you. Face it!

My parents have nothing to do with this. They raised us up good. Pandora, I'm sure that you were raised just fine too and that you are raising your kids up fine (if you have any). They have done their best to raise us up right and my brother is old enough to know better. My parents never blamed society for our wrong doings. But after the comment you made I'm sure your parents did. You are too quick to put the blame on others when the blame should be put on the person that did the action.

[jenkins]

he's 23 friggin years old..people on this forum act like he's still a kid!
He's an adult who is building bombs..not a kid "experimenting".
Spent some time in military? huh? sooooo...what was he booted out for?

[Heartbleed]

MrsC wrote:

This young man looks like he has so much anger in hem...
I hope he gets the help he needs ...

the sooner the better.for us and him

[forty nine cent]

i hope he gets violated everyday he spends in that halehole..

[nemisis]

You are all a bunch of kids. Plus you need to learn how to spell. And it's none of your business what he was booted out oft the military for. But it wasn't for making bombs. Your all just too afraid. He's a good kid.

[nemisis]

You are all a bunch of kids. Plus you need to learn how to spell. And it's none of your business what he was booted out oft the military for. But it wasn't for making bombs. Your all just too afraid. He's a good kid.

[nemisis]

my apologies, It's none of your business what he was kicked out of the military for.

[nemisis]

my apologies, It's none of your business what he was kicked out of the military for

[forty nine cent]

slow down on your enter key dummy