DENVER (AP) -- A former air traffic controller accused of placing homemade bombs outside five Grand Junction, Colo., homes has been indicted by a grand jury on several federal charges.
Robert Burke, 54, faces five counts of possession of an unregistered destructive device, one count of property damage by use of explosives and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon in committing a crime of violence.
Each of the possession counts carries penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The property damage count is punishable by five to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and the crime of violence count carries a penalty of at least 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to court documents.
Burke was arrested April 5 in Orem.
State and federal authorities began looking for Burke shortly after five homemade bombs were found outside the homes of four of his former co-workers and the home of a Federal Aviation Administration employee on March 24.
Three of the devices exploded, but caused no damage or injury. Two others were defused by bomb technicians.
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