PITTSBURGH — An Indiana County man was found guilty of throwing a homemade explosive device at a house in January.
According to the Department of Justice, Roam L. Beer, 51, of Rossiter, made a homemade explosive with steel shot and threw it at the side of a house on January 5.
A woman was inside the house in a room immediately next to where the explosive had been thrown. She was uninjured.
Beer was found guilty of possession of a destructive device after a federal jury deliberated for a day and a half in Pittsburgh.
He faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both and is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18.
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