SALEM TOWNSHIP MAN FACES CHARGES IN SECOND PIPE BOMB ATTACK

The man accused of setting a pipe bomb on his landlord’s lawnmower now faces charges in a second pipe bomb attack. The Trib reports that the second bomb was planted on a pickup truck used by one of James Sever’s relatives. The pickup was a loaner vehicle from a dealership in Rostraver, and two other families and a dealership employee drove it while the bomb was attached. Sever had not been arraigned late Thursday afternoon on 39 new charges, including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and weapons of mass destruction. The second bomb was discovered after it fell off the truck at the Irwin Toll Plaza on August 14th. He admitted to building the bombs initially for the relative but eventually decided to use one of them for his former landlord. He remains in Westmoreland County Jail.