NEW YORK – Authorities say a New York City man has been arrested on charges he built an explosive to attack a police officer and instead killed an innocent bystander.
Federal prosecutors charged Victor Kingsley on Wednesday with using a weapon of mass destruction and illegally transporting an explosive.
A criminal complaint says Kingsley wanted to use homemade bombs to retaliate against police officers who arrested him in a case that was later dropped.
It says last year, Kingsley had one device planted on the porch of a Queens home where he mistakenly believed one of the officers lived. The unwitting owner of the house, George Wray, died when he accidentally set it off.
The 37-year-old Kingsley was awaiting an initial court appearance. The name of his attorney wasn't immediately available.
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This story has been corrected to say that Wray was the owner of the house where the device was left, not a resident there. Police say he did not live there.
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