Posted on 08/08/2007 8:03:25 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
DETROIT — A man who became the subject of a book called "The Radioactive Boy Scout" after trying to build a nuclear reactor in a shed as a teenager has been charged with stealing 16 smoke detectors. Police say it was a possible effort to experiment with radioactive materials.
David Hahn, 31, was being held Friday on a $5,000 bond in the Macomb County Jail after he was arraigned Thursday on felony larceny charges. Clinton Township police Capt. Richard Maierle said Hahn denied the charges.
A district court clerk on Friday said Hahn did not have an attorney. The Associated Press called the jail in an effort to speak to Hahn, but a sheriff's spokesman said the jail does not give messages to inmates. His preliminary examination was scheduled for Aug. 13.
Investigators say Hahn was arrested Wednesday after a maintenance worker saw him stealing a detector from a ceiling in an apartment complex where he lived. They later found the other detectors in his apartment in the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township.
Police say that Hahn's face was covered with open sores, possibly from constant exposure to radioactive materials.
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How on earth did you come up with your screen name?
That toy kit is hysterical btw.
That is a pretty scary theory, but you probably are on to something. The reason I believe that is because the guy has been so dang committed and obsessed with this and there must be a reason; not to mention how he’s basically destroyed his life physically. Now he has nothing to lose really.
According to the news release, he can get 4-5 years for the theft of those smoke detectors. If the judge is wise and looks at the big picture, maybe Hahn will get just that - 5 years.
I’m just glad I don’t live in his town - he he - but maybe we could slip him a few bucks and he could erect his little, um, er lab, over their in Hammtramck where the big Mosque is (sorry, couldn’t resist - I know it’s mean).
That was excellent! Thanks for that video. The more I’m reading about this and hearing from other Freepers on here, the creepier and weirder it gets.....
Amazing story.
Just tried to think of something that nobody else would - didn't want to be GrumpyCodger491 or AngryCitizen2056.
:o)
Well, good thing you WEREN’T a Dumpster Baby!
I dunno, I kinda admire the guy in a way.
Would you wanna be his neighbor or lab partner, though?
Sure, I can respect his intellect on this one subject. I don’t know diddly about nuclear. And as long as he stays far, far away from me, I don’t *have* to. *chuckle*
The red crystals were probably raw RDX, The high (and unstable in that form) explosive component of military grade TNT.
Sounds like the kid was trying out the experiments in the anarchist's cook book.
I didn't know it was upgraded to include playing with nuclear material however. He somehow managed not to kill himself playing with those recipes, which are (intentionally?) written to end in failure- or worse- death.
He probably did manage to give himself cancer however. He should be locked up in the loony bin to protect him from himself. What an idiot.
?? That's not very nice.
Hopefully that's a typo. You DO mean you hiope they figure it out BEFORE he poisons everyone in his neighborhood, right?
LOL...that was a typo...you know what I meant, though!
Obviously, the stuff can affect your mind, because you are right - the guy is certifiable.
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