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Student faces charges in bomb case
High School evacuated after discovery; no one injuired
by Michael Ko and Casey Banas
Tribune Staff Writers
A 15-year-old high school sophomore at Downers Grove North High School was charged Thursday with two counts each of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of an explosive device after he allegedly left crude, homemade bombs inside two school bathrooms.
Authorities announced that the boy, whose identity was not disclosed because he is a minor, also is responsible for an incident in May, when a school locker was blown up with another homemade bomb. Officials said that bomb was similar to one of the devices found Wednesday, allowing authorities to link the two crimes.
According to interim Downers Grove Police Chief Dennis Burke, school officials discovered one bomb shortly before noon Wednesday. A student entered a first-floor boys bathroom and noticed a suspicious-looking pop bottle sitting on top of a toilet paper dispenser, Burke said.
The sealed bottle contained a liquid that authorities believe to be a drain cleaner, along with coiled pieces of tin foil and a handful of nails, Burke said.
"If detonated, the bombs wouldn't have caused major structural damage, but if someone was standing close by, they could have received major injuries," said Lt. Greg Litzo, commander of the DuPage County Sheriff's Bomb Squad.
On Wednesday, School officials pulled fire alarms at 1:25 p.m. to evacuate the building. Students said they were told a water main had erupted.
"There was never a threat to the safety of students and staff," said School District 99 Supt. David Eblen. "We evacuated the building...because in detonating the device there would be a very loud noise. We thought this would unsettle people."
A search of the building by authorities and a bomb-sniffing dog produced nothing else, Burke said. Students and staff were let back into the building at 1:45 p.m., unaware that two more explosives were hidden inside another bathroom stall.
Those two bombs were discovered around 11:30 p.m. by a janitor. He found two M-80s wrapped with tape, foil and nails, hidden inside a cracked cinder block on a wall that was being remodeled, Burke said.
Investigators targeted the boy after school counselors received several anonymous tips, Burke said. The suspect was questioned Thursday morning and admitted to planting the bombs the previous morning, Burke said. Authorities said they are still investigating his motive.
DuPage County state attorneys said they have not yet decided if they will try the teenager as an adult. He is being held at the DuPage County Youth Detention Center.