UC Davis dorms evacuated; freshman arrested on explosives charges

[Newsjock]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Police arrested a UC Davis student Thursday in the discovery of explosives on campus that led to the evacation of about 420 students from their dormitory rooms.

Mark Christopher Woods, 19, is a freshman Economics major from Torrance.

Paul Pfotenhauer, a spokesman for the UC Davis Fire Department, said that shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, a woman reported students with possible explosive devices in a dormitory room.

... UC Davis Police Capt. Joyce Souza said they had found what appeared to be two pipe bombs.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/764340.html

[leftofcool]

1. Economics major?

These folks know how to make pipe bombs?

[Ordr]

2. "These folks know how to make pipe bombs?"

Probably outsourced the labor.

[leftofcool]

3. Ha ha! Good one!

[Ian David]

4. That's funny. Mark CHRISTopher Woods doesn't sound like a Muslim name.

I'm sure it's just a mistake, like when they arrested Charles Alfred Dreyling, Jr. or Timothy McVeigh.

[dmallind]

5. Well as long as he didn't have a gun there will be no DU outcry NT

[pattmarty]

6. It's all these "YAF types" and David Horowitz' fault.