David Dwayne Cassady, already behind bars, receives a lengthy federal sentence after attempting to bomb a courthouse and the Department of Justice.
An inmate serving time in a Georgia state prison has been sentenced to an additional 80 years in federal prison for mailing explosive devices to government buildings. David Dwayne Cassady, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted malicious use of explosive materials, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia.
The investigation revealed that while incarcerated, Cassady constructed two destructive devices and sent them through the mail.
One device was addressed to the United States Courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska, and the other to the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Authorities intercepted the packages before they reached their intended targets.
U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling emphasized the danger these devices posed beyond their recipients. “This defendant’s devices were not only a threat to the recipients, but to every individual that unknowingly transported and delivered them,” Stirling said. Rodney M. Hopkins, Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division, echoed this sentiment, stating the sentencing “represents the hard work of Postal Inspectors and our law enforcement partners to keep the sanctity of the mail system safe.”
United States District Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Cassady to 480 months on each count, to be served consecutively, totaling 960 months, or 80 years.
Following his release, which is unlikely given his age and the lack of parole in the federal system, Cassady will be under five years of court-ordered supervision. The case was a joint effort between multiple agencies, including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, and the Georgia Department of Corrections.
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