Report: YouTube Videos Allegedly Linked to Suspect in Pipe Bomb Case

Someone with the same YouTube account also posted comments under videos about the Columbine shootings and a bomb at a Detroit school.

The attorney for the 14-year-old boy arrested last Monday in connection with an explosives case in Canton's River Green subdivision told WSB-TV that YouTube instructional videos about pipe bombs came from the suspect's account. "It's my understanding that this is my client's Internet account," Ashleigh Merchant, the suspect's attorney, told WSB-TV's Mark Winne. "I think it's a huge problem." Eight months ago, someone with the same YouTube account posted this comment under a video about one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, the 1999 Columbine High School massacre: I am 15 and i make pipe bombs and other s---. Those propane tanks, idk how they had ir set up. But i would use one propane tank, duct tape nails and marbles …

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DA-Elect: Juveniles in Pipe Bomb Case to Be 'Handled As Juveniles'

And the attorney in the case waived a scheduled detention hearing today, Shannon Wallace said.

Based on the evidence she's seen so far, Cherokee County District Attorney-Elect Shannon Wallace said this afternoon that "there's been nothing to show" that two 14-year-old boys accused of making what appeared to be pipe bombs will be charged as adults. "The juveniles will be handled as juveniles," she said. It was Monday that the Canton Police Department received a tip about suspected explosive devices at 119 Woodbury Lane, which is in the city's River Green subdivision. "We had information about a juvenile and a Facebook account," Canton Police Chief Bob Merchant told Canton-Sixes Patch earlier this week, "and we have been able to access that and that information is part of our investigation." While assistant police chief Todd Vande …

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Chief: River Green Home with Suspected Explosives 'Not Normal'

Brian and Sandra Howell were arrested Tuesday. They've since been released.

The situation at a River Green home where authorities suspect that a 14-year-old boy allegedly made "extremely dangerous" explosive devices was "dysfunctional," Canton Police Chief Bob Merchant said this afternoon. "When you have juveniles engaging in this type of behavior, and you have parents or adults that elect, for whatever reason, not to get involved, that's not a normal situation," he said. That, Merchant said, is why police arrested Brian and Sandra Howell on Tuesday night, charged each of them with six counts of possession and manufacture of a destructive device as well as two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and turned over a female juvenile in the home to the Department of Children and Family Services. "Our …

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Parents of Suspect in Pipe Bomb Case Arrested in River Green

The arrests came one day after local, state and federal authorities descended on the family's Woodbury Lane home in Canton's River Green subdivision in search of suspected explosive devices.

The parents and a male friend of a 14-year-old boy suspected of making what appeared to be "extremely dangerous" explosive devices have been arrested, officials with the Canton Police Department said tonight. The boy's parents, Brian and Sandra Howell, were arrested this evening and charged with six counts of possession and manufacture of a destructive device as well as two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. "Our investigation revealed they had knowledge of what was going on," Canton Police Chief Bob Merchant told Canton-Sixes Patch. He said six devices were found in the home. The male friend, who is also 14, was arrested Monday night, and charged with two counts of possession and manufacture of a destructive device.  A …

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Charges Filed Against 14-Year-Old Canton Boy After Suspected Explosive Devices Found in River Green Home

"There were several devices that appear to be pipe bombs inside the residence," assistant police chief Todd Vande Zande said.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with possession and manufacture of destructive devices after suspected explosives that appeared to be "extremely dangerous" were found this morning at a home in Canton's River Green subdivision, the assistant chief for the Canton Police Department said. During an afternoon briefing, Todd Vande Zande said authorities found "several explosive devices" that "appear to be pipe bombs" at the home, which is at 119 Woodbury Lane. The devices have been sent to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives crime lab for analysis, he said. "We don't know what the contents of each device is," said Vande Zande, who added that one of the explosives was detonated near the rear of the home. "That's why they're…

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Bryan

4:14 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Good for you Diana. People are so quick to judge and throw stones about things they know NOTHING about except what the news has told them. No one has all the details to this story except the people who have lived it.   more ›

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Whiz Kids: Shelby Campbell, Kirsti Zell

The River Green residents have more in common than giving back.

Whiz Kids: Shelby Campbell and Kirsti Zell Whiz Kids' School(s): Sixth-graders at Cherokee Charter Academy Whiz Kids' Accomplishments: The River Green residents raised $340 for the Cherokee County Animal Shelter. Whiz Kids' Keys to Awesomeness: Pam Campbell, Shelby Campbell's mother, nominated the girls, who have been friends for more than six years. In an email, Pam Campbell said that Shelby and Kirsti "have a one-of-a-kind friendship. They can always come up with something to do on a hot day. Sept. 3, the girls decided to have a lemonade stand in River Green. Before setting up shop, they carefully considered where they wanted the money to go. Both of these girls try to lend a hand whenever they can and this includes helping our four-…

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River Green 'Nana' Protests Painting

Irene Parker-Waller—'NanaUnplugged' to her YouTube fans—threatened to chain herself to her River Green townhome if crews painted it.