KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man who admits manufacturing an explosive device and referencing the Laughlin Bridge as a potential target will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections under terms of a plea agreement unveiled at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center Wednesday, June 10.
Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle deferred formal entry of the deal and said he’ll accept or reject it at a July 10 sentencing hearing. The proposed case resolution would convict Bryan Chambers, 23, of misconduct involving weapons and dismiss other charges, including making a terrorist threat.
Deputy county attorney Eric Nolan said Chambers exhibited some dissatisfaction with the government and law enforcement, though the defendant told police he was merely joking about targeting the bridge.
Legal Defender Ron Gilleo has said his client had no terrorist inclination. Gilleo said Chambers had safety of others in mind as he carefully labeled materials he used to produce what he called a “firecracker’’ to warn anyone of their dangerous nature, and he said his client intended a desert detonation.
Nolan told the court that the device was more like a hand grenade than a bomb, but capable of causing damage.
Should Carlisle accept the plea agreement, he must send Chambers to prison for at least one year and no more than 2.5 years.
