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Mason man accused of making, detonating bombs released on own recognizance

Mason man accused of making, detonating bombs released on own recognizance
ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING WHAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S LEFT OF THE PLACE. ALSO DEVELOPING TONIGHT, A 20 YEAR OLD ACCUSED OF BUILDING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES RELEASED FROM JAIL. HE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL NOW BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO HIS FAMILY바카라 게임 웹사이트S HOME IN MASON. A FEDERAL JUDGE MAKING THAT RULING THIS AFTERNOON AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES. CAMERAS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COURTROOM BECAUSE IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S FEDERAL COURT. KAREN JOHNSON WAS AT THE HEARING FOR US, AND SHE바카라 게임 웹사이트S TELLING US WHAT HAPPENED. AND SHE바카라 게임 웹사이트S LIVE DOWNTOWN TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WENT DOWN. HI, KAREN. YEAH. HEY, MIKE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT COURTROOM WAS PACKED WITH THOSE SUPPORTING JAMES PHILLIPS. AMONG THOSE IN THE GALLERY. HIS PARENTS, FRIENDS, HIS PRIESTS, AND EVEN A FORMER ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR FOR HAMILTON COUNTY. AND ALSO THE JUDGE, THE FEDERAL JUDGE NOTED THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND SAID THAT CLEARLY SHOWS HE HAS STRONG FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TIES. 20 YEAR OLD JAMES PHILLIPS, BACK IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY, THIS TIME WITH HIGH PROFILE ATTORNEY SCOTT CROSWELL BY HIS SIDE. HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S SCARED TO DEATH. LIKE LIKE LIKE ANYONE WHO바카라 게임 웹사이트S NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE, WHO SEES THEIR WHOLE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. THE FBI ARRESTED PHILLIPS LAST WEEK WHILE EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT AT HIS PARENTS HOME IN MASON. INVESTIGATORS SAY PHILLIPS SPENT THE LAST 13 MONTHS BUILDING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES IN A SHED BEHIND THE HOME, THEN TRANSPORTED THEM TO PARKS INCLUDING THE LEBANON SOCCER COMPLEX AND ACROSS STATE LINES TO KENTUCKY TO DETONATE THEM. PROSECUTORS SAY INVESTIGATORS COLLECTED MORE THAN 60 SAMPLES OF SUSPICIOUS MATERIAL FROM THE SHED. THEY CALLED THE EXPLOSIVES EXTRA VOLATILE AND AN ABSOLUTE RISK TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK THAT WHEN ALL OF THE EVIDENCE COMES OUT, IT WILL SHOW THAT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SAID HAPPENED. BUT THE ATMOSPHERE OF HOW IT HAPPENED IS, IS DIFFERENT. REPORTER CROSWELL CALLS HIS CLIENT A HIGH QUALITY INDIVIDUAL. A HIGH SCHOOL GRAD WHOSE PARENTS ARE CHEMISTS. CROSWELL SAYS PHILLIPS ALSO HAS AN INTEREST IN CHEMISTRY, SO WHILE IT SOUNDS PRETTY SPECTACULAR IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, I THINK THAT IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S JUST, YOU KNOW, A HOBBY AND THAT PERHAPS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE ENGAGED IN BUT DID NOT DO IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INJURING ANY PERSON OR ANY PROPERTY WHATSOEVER IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE ITEMS WERE DISCHARGED. CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO INTENT TO DAMAGE PROPERTY OR PERSONS. CROSWELL SAYS PHILLIPS DETONATED THE EXPLOSIVES IN REMOTE AREAS AND IN KENTUCKY HAD PERMISSION FROM THE LANDOWNER. AND AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES, THE JUDGE DID ALLOW PHILLIPS TO BE RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET. FOR EXAMPLE, HE MUST LIVE WITH HIS PARENTS IN MASON. HE CANNOT USE THAT SHED, AND HE ALSO CAN바카라 게임 웹사이트T LEAVE THIS REGION. HE CAN바카라 게임 웹사이트T LEAVE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. REPO
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Mason man accused of making, detonating bombs released on own recognizance
A 20-year-old accused of building explosive devices was released from jail on Tuesday and will be allowed to return to his family's home in Mason.Magistrate Judge Karen Litkovitz allowed James Phillips to be released on his own recognizance after she listened to arguments on both sides.The FBI arrested Phillips last week while executing a search warrant at his parents' home on Sentinel Oak Drive in Mason. He's charged with possession of an unregistered firearm, including a destructive device.Investigators said Phillips was making explosive devices in a shed behind his family's home.In court on Tuesday, federal prosecutor Emily Glatfelter said Phillips demonstrated extreme recklessness. She said evidence shows he has detonated numerous explosives over the last 13-14 months.Glatfelter said he has detonated devices at the Lebanon Soccer Complex, on private property in Kentucky, and underwater in his Mason neighborhood."It's an absolute risk to the public," Glatfelter said. "He repeatedly engaged in conduct that poses significant risk to the public."She said photos taken from Phillips' iCloud account "shows the power and destruction" of the explosions.Defense attorney Scott Croswell painted a different picture of his client. Croswell said Phillips is a high-quality individual who has led an exemplary life."He's a Xavier High School graduate. He's never been in trouble, not even a hint of trouble in the past. He's worked since he's been in high school, and I think when all of the evidence comes out, it will show essentially what the government said happened, but the atmosphere of how it happened is different," Croswell told 바카라게임 after Tuesday's detention hearing.Croswell said all of the explosions occurred in remote areas, and Phillips never intended to injure anyone. Croswell also said Phillips had permission from the landowner in Kentucky to discharge the explosives on his farmland. People would come to "watch the show," Croswell said."So, while it sounds pretty spectacular, in the final analysis, I think it's just a hobby. Perhaps he should not have engaged in but not for the purpose of injuring any person or any property whatsoever, and the manner in which these items were discharged confirm that there was no intent to damage property or persons," Croswell said. Croswell noted the packed courtroom. Phillips parents were there, his friends, his priest and a former assistant Hamilton County prosecutor all to support Phillips."I think the people who were present, the quality of people who were present, speaks to the type of family that he comes from and speaks to the type of child that he is," Croswell said.Phillips' release comes with conditions. He must live at his parents' home in Mason. He can't use the shed and cannot purchase or have access to any material that can be used for an explosive device. He had to surrender his passport and cannot leave the Southern District of Ohio.

A 20-year-old accused of building explosive devices was released from jail on Tuesday and will be allowed to return to his family's home in Mason.

Magistrate Judge Karen Litkovitz allowed James Phillips to be released on his own recognizance after she listened to arguments on both sides.

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The FBI arrested Phillips last week while executing a search warrant at his parents' home on Sentinel Oak Drive in Mason. He's charged with possession of an unregistered firearm, including a destructive device.

Investigators said Phillips was making explosive devices in a shed behind his family's home.

In court on Tuesday, federal prosecutor Emily Glatfelter said Phillips demonstrated extreme recklessness. She said evidence shows he has detonated numerous explosives over the last 13-14 months.

Glatfelter said he has detonated devices at the Lebanon Soccer Complex, on private property in Kentucky, and underwater in his Mason neighborhood.

"It's an absolute risk to the public," Glatfelter said. "He repeatedly engaged in conduct that poses significant risk to the public."

She said photos taken from Phillips' iCloud account "shows the power and destruction" of the explosions.

Defense attorney Scott Croswell painted a different picture of his client. Croswell said Phillips is a high-quality individual who has led an exemplary life.

"He's a Xavier High School graduate. He's never been in trouble, not even a hint of trouble in the past. He's worked since he's been in high school, and I think when all of the evidence comes out, it will show essentially what the government said happened, but the atmosphere of how it happened is different," Croswell told 바카라게임 after Tuesday's detention hearing.

Croswell said all of the explosions occurred in remote areas, and Phillips never intended to injure anyone. Croswell also said Phillips had permission from the landowner in Kentucky to discharge the explosives on his farmland. People would come to "watch the show," Croswell said.

"So, while it sounds pretty spectacular, in the final analysis, I think it's just a hobby. Perhaps he should not have engaged in but not for the purpose of injuring any person or any property whatsoever, and the manner in which these items were discharged confirm that there was no intent to damage property or persons," Croswell said.

Croswell noted the packed courtroom. Phillips parents were there, his friends, his priest and a former assistant Hamilton County prosecutor all to support Phillips.

"I think the people who were present, the quality of people who were present, speaks to the type of family that he comes from and speaks to the type of child that he is," Croswell said.

Phillips' release comes with conditions. He must live at his parents' home in Mason. He can't use the shed and cannot purchase or have access to any material that can be used for an explosive device. He had to surrender his passport and cannot leave the Southern District of Ohio.