Big Oops! in D.C.
An oddball driving a pickup with Utah plates, who approached the U.S. Supreme Court Building with a shotgun, crossbow and sword, was more of a danger than originally thought.Michael S. Gorbey, who was arrested near the U. S. Capitol, is now facing charges of planning to set off a bomb. U.S. Capitol Police are trying to figure out how their top-rated bomb squad overlooked an explosive device that was rolled up in some clothes behind the seat. Investigators stumbled over the gunpowder, shotgun shells and buckshot contraption in a second search weeks later. The bomb “could have caused serious injuries” if detonated, said Terrance W. Gainer, the Senate sergeant-at-arms.
So much for the millions of dollars spent on security since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The booby trapped Utah truck was parked two blocks from the Capitol. No information has been released on where Gorbey, a Virginian, got the truck.
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Michael Stephen Gorbey, 38, received the sentence August 15, 2008, in the Washington DC Superior Court. Gorbey was found guilty on May 19, 2008, by a Superior Court jury of:
*Unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
*Two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon
*Possession of an unregistered firearm
*Eight counts of possession of unregistered ammunition
*Possessing, transporting or transferring explosives
*Attempted manufacture or possession of a weapon of mass destruction
This is the first time DC’s U.S. Attorney’s Office charged a person with attempting to manufacture or possess a weapon of mass destruction. Furthermore, Justice, Gregory Jackson, expressed Gorbey has a very dangerous side, and said, “It was only by the Grace of God that nobody was hurt.”
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