A New York man faces charges after he allegedly made several explosive devices and threw some of them off the Williamsburg Bridge, prosecutors said Friday.
Prosecutors claim Michael Gann made six of the devices, and set one of them off on June 5 near the East River and the FDR Drive. The explosion apparently frightened Gann, who then said he started to consider getting rid of them either by hurling them into the river or by handing them over to the FDNY, according to the complaint.
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Source: CBS News
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