Bombs found in hotel after man's death in Arlington Texas

by **GDN01** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:40 am

This happened a couple of weeks ago, and I've been trying to find more information on the man who had rented the room where the bombs were found. Has anyone else read anything about this? Posted on Fri, Jan. 27, 2006 2 bombs found at Arlington hotel By MITCH MITCHELL STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ARLINGTON -- A bomb-squad robot disabled two explosive devices found in a south Arlington hotel room Friday. The devices were 15 inches long and connected by 10 to 12 feet of wire, said S. Vasquez, an investigator with the Fort Worth Fire Department's bomb squad. "These bombs had the potential to do a lot of damage," Vasquez said. "They were large, full of black powder and ammunition." Workers at the InTown Suites, 1727 Oak Village Blvd., called 911 about 6 p.m. when they found the devices while cleaning the room of a man who was taken to a hospital about two weeks ago and later died, Arlington fire Capt. Tommy Gray said. No information about the man was available Friday night. The devices and ammunition were in a duffel bag in the first-floor room, Vasquez said. The robot separated the devices and disabled them by about 10:30 p.m., he said. The bomb squad also detonated a package that was seen in the parking lot about 9:30 p.m., he said.  article <a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/13732974.htm">found here.</a> Posted on Sat, Jan. 28, 2006 Police say they know man who left bomb By MITCH MITCHELL STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ARLINGTON — Authorities know who is responsible for leaving two fairly sophisticated explosive devices inside a south Arlington hotel suite, but they are not naming the man until relatives are notified. Management at the InTown Suites, an extended-stay hotel in the 1700 block of Oak Village Boulevard, called 911 about 6 p.m. Friday to report a duffel bag filled with ammunition and two pipe bombs in the room of a man who died at an Arlington hospital about two days ago, Deputy Fire Marshal Darin Niederhaus said. The hotel was evacuated, and the bombs, along with another suspicious package in the hotel parking lot, were detonated late Friday. The pipe bombs were about 15 inches long, about 3 inches in diameter and connected to each other by 10 to 12 feet of wire. The bombs were filled with black powder, gunshot pellets and enough bullets to create a spray of shrapnel if exploded, investigators said. The man came to Arlington about a month ago and took a job at a local business, Niederhaus said. The car he was driving had Louisiana license plates, but the man had driver’s licenses from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, Niederhaus said. There is no evidence that the man was a terrorist, Niederhaus said. The ingredients for the two bombs that were detonated are not difficult to find, but can be tricky to manipulate. “The purpose of this was to create as much havoc as possible, so that innocent bystanders are hurt,” he said. “We were lucky.”  Article <a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13738733.htm">found here.</a>

by **GDN01** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:44 am

I just found this article, which doesn't quite match the description of the man's life from the previous article. Officials stumped over bombs in hotel room By MARK AGEE STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ARLINGTON - Richard Wayne Fowler was a restaurant manager and by all accounts a good citizen, investigators said. "He was one of those guys that came in to work early and stayed late," Deputy Fire Marshal Darin Niederhaus said. "His employees liked him. Everyone was really worried about him when he got ill." Which is why investigators are stumped by the two pipe bombs found last week in Fowler's hotel room after he died. Fowler spent several weeks in a hospital before dying of natural causes. Workers at InTown Suites, in the 1700 block of Oak Village Boulevard, were cleaning out his hotel room Friday when they found the two pipe bombs. The devices were disabled by a bomb-squad robot. Niederhaus said he has not found any connection between Fowler and any political organizations or terrorist groups, and he had no criminal history. "But people don't make pipe bombs for fun," Niederhaus said. "Just the making of pipe bombs is dangerous." Each of the bombs was well-made: more than a foot long and filled with explosives and pellets, officials said. There wasn't anything among Fowler's possessions -- no maps, plans or recordings -- that indicated his intent, Niederhaus said. "I don't know if we'll ever get that answer," Niederhaus said. "It may be that the only man who knew that took it to the grave with him." <a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/13754290.htm">Article found here.</a>

by **wintler** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:06 am

Says he died of natural causes, but not what, nor any indication of his age.. but he was obviously not too old to work on his feet. Is it common in the US for ppl to have drivers lic. from multiple states?

by **Sepka** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:41 am

Is it common in the US for ppl to have drivers lic. from multiple states? You're not supposed to, but it does happen sometimes when people move, depending on how careful the new state is with their licensing. To have three licenses (one assumes them to be current, although the article doesn't say) would be highly unusual, and probably means he did it on purpose. -Sepka the Space Weasel Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=sepka>Sepka</A> at: 2/16/06 6:42 am

by **chiggerbit** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:09 pm

Yikes, he almost sounds like a spook. UPDATED: 31 January 2006: The man who died in an Arlington hospital - ostensibly from natural caues - was identified by authorities as Richard Wayne FOWLER (a/k/a Richard DAVELYNN). Intial investigation conducted by the Northeast Intelligence Network indicates that FOWLER might originally be from Oklahoma (based on the issuance of his social security number), although most recently might have lived in the 19000 block of Preston Road, Dallas, Texas before moving to Arlington. Investigation found a number of different addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers associated with his name. Various reports list his age as 53. <a href="http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/site/modules/news/article.php?storyid=61">www.homelandsecurityus.com/site/modules/news/article.php?storyid=</a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 2/16/06 10:16 am

by **chiggerbit** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:36 pm

Say, how close was this to where Cheney's hunting accident happened? Ok, I see it is not even close. Still, I'm wondering what kind of "ammunition" was found in the guy's room. Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 2/16/06 11:02 am

by **Rigorous Intuition** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:38 pm

Reminds me of the story of Davos City hotel bomber/spook Michael Meiring.

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