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Santa Maria Courthouse Bomber Nathaniel McGuire Takes Plea Deal Over Federal Charges

Rising3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
Thu, 10 September 2026peak 2 reports on Tue, 15 September 2026Tue, 15 September 2026

What it is about

Santa MariaNathaniel James McguireTracy LehrSanta Barbara County District Attorney OfficePretrial Services OfficeSanta Barbara Superior CourtSanta Barbara County Sheriff OfficeSanta Barbara County Superior CourtUnited StatesA Santa BarbaraNathaniel McguireBob NelsonSteve NeilBritish ArmyTriumph Protection GroupNorthern Ireland, Craigavon, United KingdomBelfast, Belfast, United KingdomBritishNathaniel James McGuireCalifornia

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
keyt.com1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
10 Sept, 22:56over 5 days15 Sept, 19:31

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Thu, 10 September 2026

    1 report
  2. Tue, 15 September 2026

    2 reports
    • independent.com03:09

      After signing a plea agreement, 22-year-old Nathaniel McGuire faces up to 30 years in federal prison.

    • The Guardian World19:31

      Nathaniel James McGuire faces maximum sentence of life in prison after guilty plea over September 2024 bombing A California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he detonated a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024 in retaliation for law enforcement officers seizing his firearms earlier that year. In September 2024, Nathaniel James McGuire, 22, of Santa Barbara county threw a backpack containing an explosive device into the courthouse before exiting the building to retrieve two long guns...

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