Houston Would-Be Monument Bomber Gets Six Years
Posted in Memory by Andy Hall on August 17, 2018
The man who attempted to blow up the Dick Dowling monument in Houston last year pleaded guilty back in March, and today was sentenced to six years in prison.
Schneck pleaded guilty in March before U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. to a willful attempt to maliciously damage or destroy property in violation of federal law. At the time, a federal prosecutor dismissed a sentence enhancement related to the harm an explosion could have caused, which could have allowed for a longer prison sentence.
Schneck had a history of concocting homemade explosives. At sentencing, judge asked him why he did it this time.
"The intent was to damage the statue significantly," he said.
Image: Houston Firefighters arrive a the scene of a "law enforcement operation" led by the FBI on the 2000 block of Albans Road Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Houston. Godofredo A. Vasquez / Houston Chronicle
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