A man serving a life term in a Georgia state prison has been indicted on federal charges for constructing and mailing bombs to federal facilities. David Cassady, 55, an inmate at Phillips State Prison in Buford, Ga., is facing charges including Making an Unregistered Destructive Device and Mailing a Destructive Device, as well as Attempted Malicious Use of an Explosive. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, Jill E. Steinberg, stated, "Protecting our personnel and facilities is a fundamental role of our office and of our law enforcement partners. We also will take action against inmates who seek to commit crimes and harm the public from behind bars."
According to the indictment from the Grand Jury in the Southern District of Georgia, Cassady, who was previously incarcerated at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Ga., constructed destructive devices and sent them via U.S. Mail to federal facilities in Anchorage, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. The bombs were intended to "maliciously damage or destroy" buildings owned by the United States and posed a significant risk of injury to individuals.
Criminal indictments emphasize that defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The case is being investigated by various law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Georgia Department of Corrections Office of Professional Responsibility. The prosecution is led by Assistant U.S. Attorney L. Alexander Hamner from the Southern District of Georgia.