Mississippi flag backer accused of tossing bomb in Walmart

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Mississippi flag backer accused of tossing bomb in Walmart - A man who's known  pertaining to  flying  a good  4-foot-long Mississippi state flag  on  his car  continues to be  accused  regarding  bombing  an  Walmart  with  Tupelo  because  chain stopped selling  your current  flag,  your own  police chief said Monday.

The explosive  intended   a great  loud bang but did  not any  damage  While   It   \'m  thrown early Sunday  directly into   your  24-hour Walmart, Police Chief Bart Aguirre said Monday. He said bomb technicians reported  that the   field   retained  enough explosive material  to  damage  your current   retailer   regardless of whether   It  had been assembled differently.

Marshall E. Leonard  involving  Tupelo,  the  northeast Mississippi city  connected with  34,500,  are  jailed  from   a  charge  connected with  detonating  the  explosive,  AS WELL AS  police were searching his car  ALONG WITH  home, Aguirre said.

Walmart  is usually  among  outlets   This  stopped selling  goods  bearing reproductions  of an  Confederate battle flag —  that will  makes up  ones  upper left  office   of your  Mississippi state flag —  following   your current  June 17 killing  associated with   8  black worshippers  on   the  church  within  Charleston, South Carolina.

Some Mississippi cities  IN ADDITION TO  institutions  furthermore  have stopped flying  your  state flag.

"He's  a good  strong supporter  involving  keeping  It  flag flying. ...  This is  his  method of  bringing attention  in order to  that," Aguirre said.

Leonard did not yet have  a good  attorney  who   could  comment Monday, Aguirre said. His bond hearing  quite possibly   can be   held  Tuesday,  as well as the  judge  will certainly  appoint  a great  attorney  no matter whether  Leonard,  exactly who  lives alone  ALONG WITH   has   zero  job,  can not  afford one,  your own  police chief said.

Aguirre says Leonard allegedly lit  a good  newspaper-wrapped  field   AS WELL AS  threw  The item   in to   your   shop   around  1:30 a.m. Sunday.

"An employee  are  sitting  on the  vestibule  moving   a great  break," Aguirre said. "He told  ones  employee  to   work  —  The idea  he  was  going  to be able to  blow  your current   location  up. He throws  this   box   directly into   ones  front entrance  connected with  Walmart. He flees  and the  employee flees."

He said Leonard's  precious metal  Mazda  is usually  bedecked  within  stickers  of an  Mississippi state flag  as well as the  Confederate battle flag,  IN ADDITION TO   It  sports  a great  big state flag  in   a  flexible pole. Leonard  feel  arrested  about   two  a.m.  regarding   running   a  red light near  your  Walmart, Aguirre said.