Mark Anthony Conditt blew himself up in the Austin area when
police pulled his vehicle over. Depending who you read at this moment, the
Austin bomber Was 23 or 24 years old. He was a product of homeschooling. And
that is about all that is known to the public for now.
One thing I do know is the bombing spree will not control to
the gun control freaks wanting to take away our guns. The Left would appear
more idiotic than usual if they begin calling for bomb restrictions – you know –
nobody should own a bomb in their home.
I doubt there is no link to Islamic terrorism; however,
since the authorities have said there is lots of info from social sources, I suspect
Right Wing extremism of some form. But Conditt could simply have gone over the
edge with some kind nutcase trigger.
Information coupled with speculation undoubtedly is
forthcoming.
JRH 3/21/18
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Austin serial bombing suspect may have other devices 'out
there,' cops uncover 'treasure trove of information'
March 21, 2018 (9:30ish am)
Mark Anthony Conditt was named Wednesday as the serial
bomber behind the string of blasts that terrorized Texas for three weeks, as
officials warned residents that other explosive devices may still be out there.
The first photo of Conditt, from 2013, emerged Wednesday
morning and was authenticated by the Austin-American
Statesman. The picture came from the Facebook page of his mom,
Danene Conditt, who appeared to be celebrating Mark's high school graduation.
“I officially graduated Mark from High School on
Friday," her post said. "1 down, 3 to go. He has 30 hrs of college
credit too, but he’s thinking of taking some time to figure out what he wants
to do….maybe a mission trip. Thanks to everyone for your support over the
years.”
Mark
Anthony Conditt was
identified Wednesday as the Austin serial bomber.
Conditt, who a law enforcement official told Fox News
is the Austin bomber, was home-schooled and went to Austin Community College,
according to neighbors.
“I know this is a cliché but I just can’t imagine that,” a
neighbor told the Austin American-Statesman on the condition of anonymity, and
whose children grew up playing with Conditt.
Authorities have said Conditt was 24, but public records
obtained by the Statesman indicate he was 23.
Authorities
investigate the home of the suspected Austin serial bomber in Pflugerville, Texas. (KEYE-TV)
He and his father, Pat Conditt, purchased a Pflugerville
property last year that is now valued at about $69,000, according to property
records. Another neighbor who was not named told KVUE that
Conditt was from "one of the nicest families you'd want to have," and
was "extremely surprised' to find out he was behind the deadly bombings.
"I can tell you is that we're praying for the family,
and I can't imagine what they're going through," he said. The neighbor who
spoke to the Stateman said Mark Conditt had been living in that house, which he
built with his father’s help.
Conditt had worked at Crux Semiconductor, a manufacturer
"solutions" company, in Austin as a "purchasing
Agent/buyer/shipping and receiving," according to a profile on a job
recruiting website and had previously worked as a computer repair technician,
according to the Statesman.
Meanwhile, authorities boasted of uncovering a
"treasure trove of information" about the dead 24-year-old -- but
officials warned other explosives may still be out there, and other
collaborators may be on the loose.
Authorities
investigate the home of the
suspected Austin serial bomber in Pflugerville, Texas. (KEYE-TV)
"We don't know where this suspect has spent his past 24
hours, and therefore we still need to remain vigilant to make sure that no
other devices have been left out in the community," he told reporters.
Manley said communities surrounding Round Rock, where
Conditt blew himself up as SWAT officers closed in, should "remain
vigilant" as officials work to put together a timeline for where the
suspect has been.
Officials
work at the scene early Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas, where
according to authorities the suspect in a spate of bombing attacks that have
terrorized Austin over the past month blew himself up with an explosive device
as authorities closed in. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told "FOX & friends" the
suspect did not destroy his digital footprint, and that there is a
"treasure trove of information that should shed light on who he is, what
he did, and why he was doing it."
Abbott said Conditt, who is not ex-military, did not post
things on social media beforehand that would be "red flags," and that
he lived with two roommates in Pflugerville, located about 20 miles north of
Austin.
The alleged bombing suspect is deceased but we still want our residents to be vigilant regarding suspicious packages. If you see something suspicious, call 911. pic.twitter.com/d7Rk0egK64— Round Rock Police (@roundrockpolice) March 21, 2018
"Those two roommates have been talking to law
enforcement," Abbott said, adding they are not suspects at this time.
The Texas governor said authorities are now going to spend
the next 24 hours trying to figure out if anyone else was working with the
Conditt, and if there are any other bombs out there.
FBI Agent Christopher Combs, head of the agency's San
Antonio office, said authorities have a "long day ahead" as they work
to go through "exactly what happened."
Officials
work at the scene early Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas. (AP
Photo/Eric Gay)
"We are concerned there may be other packages still out
there, we need the public to remain vigilant, especially today as we go through
the investigation," Combs said.
Fred Milanowski, agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms' Houston Field Division, told reporters that investigators
believe Conditt built all of four of the package bombs that have blown up in
Austin, but it's "hard to say" whether he was acting alone.
He added that the bomb that killed Conditt was "a
significant explosive device."
When asked later if Conditt built bombs prior to the start
of the spree in Austin, Milanowski responded: "We know when he bought some
of the components. It's hard to say whether he was building along the way"
Mayor Steve Adler thanked law enforcement for their work in
bringing down the suspect, but urged residents to continue to report anything
that appeared suspicious or out of place.
"There's got to be an absolute sense of relief as well
as gratitude for this army of law enforcement officials that have done,"
he told "FOX & friends."
The suspect's death on Wednesday came a day after a package exploded as
it passed along a conveyor belt at a FedEx shipping center in Schertz,
northeast of San Antonio and about 60 miles southwest of Austin. One worker
reported ringing in her ears and was treated at the scene.
Later in the morning, police sent a bomb squad to a FedEx
facility outside the Austin airport to check on a suspicious package. Federal
agencies and police later said that package had contained an
explosive that was successfully intercepted and that it, too,
was tied to the other bombings.
A map
shows the location of each the bombings in Austin. (Fox
News/Bing)
Two men were injured on Sunday after a bomb exploded in an
Austin neighborhood that was triggered by a trip
wire, which officials said contained a "higher level of
sophistication" than agents saw in three package bombs
previously left on doorsteps.
The first was a package bomb that exploded at a northeast
Austin home on March 2, killing 39-year-old
Anthony Stephen House. Two more package bombs then exploded farther
south on March 12, killing 17-year-old Draylen
Mason, wounding his mother and injuring Esperanza Herrera, 75.
Fox News' Jonathan Hunt and The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
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