Georgia Inmate Serving Life Sentence Accused of Mailing Bombs to Federal Facilities

David Cassady, an inmate serving a life sentence in Georgia, allegedly built and mailed two bombs from prison to a D.C. office building and the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. The bombs were intended to cause damage to U.S. government buildings and posed a substantial risk of injury. Cassady is facing charges for making unregistered destructive devices, mailing destructive devices, and attempted malicious use of an explosive. The indictment did not provide details on how Cassady made the bombs in prison or why he chose those specific targets.