The bond hearing for a Hollywood man accused of planning to bomb an Aventura synagogue has been postponed to Tuesday.
James Gonzalo Medina, 40, is accused of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction — a dummy bomb he received from a man who was working under cover with the FBI. If convicted, he could face life in federal prison.
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Gladys Jaramillo, 38, told the Sun Sentinel in a phone interview that Medina is her cousin and that he has suffered from serious mental health problems since he suffered head injuries and was in a coma following a serious car accident some years ago.
"He used to be a normal person but he had a big accident and we thought he was going to die," said Jaramillo, who said she is a teacher and lives in the Bronx. "He has had mental problems since he got in that accident."
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Thursday, May 05, 2016
Is Aventura bomber mentally ill?
From Paula McMahon:
David, what in the he'll does the first comment have to do with the question of the guys mental illness? It is just a hateful bigoted post knocking a religion. Don't demean you blog by posting that's crap. Should I start quoting the old testament and discuss how the Jews dealt with the phylistines?
ReplyDeleteI deleted it. I hadn't read it.
DeletePerfect target for the FBI.
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