ATLANTA — Federal agents confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that they arrested a suspect they say left a backpack containing partially-made bombs in a local park.
Michael Sibley, 67, now faces federal charges of attempting to damage federal property by use of an explosive device.
Agents said Sibley wanted to make a point that bombings could happen anywhere, that fell short.
“It’s scary. You just got to be lucky,” neighbor Bob Schlesinger said.
Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant found nearby residents of an upscale East Cobb community who said it is unnerving to hear the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested their neighbor.
“I know the guy. I mean, I let the guy in my house,” Schlesinger told Diamant.
According to the criminal complaint, Sibley confessed and:
“Stated he is a ‘patriot’ and he felt no one was paying attention to what was going on the world. Sibley felt if he placed the package in a Roswell park then people would finally get that this type of activity could happen anywhere.”
Agents say they also found a copy of the Quran in the backpack and other items pointing to what Sibley called “soft targets,” like the location of Atlanta’s Jewish community center.
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