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. inmeia:'•alivecreshisrs:ndau-yn,SteylUr131,adindetoceasedndei-nd'0-z, was trapped inside, According to police, Carlson sought help and flagged down a car driven by ErickJury acquits Nanty Gio man in bomb blastsSOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — A jury has acquitted an administrator who was accused of setting off two bombs at Somerset State Hospital's center for the mentally retarded.John Morey, 31, of Nanty Glo was the director of the center’s social services department. He was suspended after his arrest and fired after he was ordered to stand trial.Two homemade devices exploded June 23 in medicine cabinets inside two employees bathrooms at the center. No one was injured. The staff evacuated 54 elderly, retarded residents.Morey was a suspect because he was having a conflict with the center's management and because-staffers testified they saw him near one of the bathrooms from one to nine minutes before the explosions.However, two defense witnesses said they saw him in a bar at about the time of the explosions. Also, a former state police fire marshal demonstrated that the fuses on the devices took only a few seconds to burn down. The arsonist didn't use any timing devices.Morey had been charged with arson, reckless. endangerment and related charges. The jury began deliberating ai 6:45 p.m. Friday and handed up a verdict at 8:32 p.m.woma ports availa Dan the Ca the caCHA ana slt; Shaw K. St. involv Friday 403 an Thei said. I vehicLPET(\IIndctrian
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Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Oct 22, 1994
Page 22
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