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Well, this guy won’t be a repeat offender.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359233_housebomb16.html

Last updated April 15, 2008 9:34 p.m. PT

“Sex offender killed, house destroyed by explosions”
By CASEY MCNERTHNEY
P-I REPORTER

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Pierce County sheriff’s deputies found a semi-automatic handgun, remnants of liquid explosives and bombs packed with nails while combing through an obliterated South Hill home Tuesday — and were relieved that there weren’t more victims after a registered sex offender detonated explosives there Monday night.

Authorities say they found the body of that man, 26, who they believe was killed in the explosion, which blew off the top of the two-story house about six miles southeast of Tacoma.

The couple who own the house called police about 11 p.m. Monday, saying the man was being strange and making explosives, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said. The couple told detectives that they met their roommate through a Craiglist ad.

When police entered the house, the man grabbed some bottles and bolted from the kitchen. He blasted heavy metal music from upstairs as deputies realized that a duffle bag he left contained explosive devices.

Deputies evacuated, called for backup and were waiting on a bomb squad and a negotiator when the house exploded.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police said the semi-automatic handgun was found underneath the man’s body. His identity is expected to be released this week after a Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office investigation.”