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The man behind the popular science-focused YouTube channel King of Random has been charged with two counts of second-degree felony possession of an explosive device for allegedly conducting incendiary experiments in his backyard.
Jonathan Grant Thompson, of South Jordan, was charged Tuesday for two separate events involving an explosive. He was not arrested.
An initial court appearance has been set for Feb. 21 in West Jordan’s 3rd District Court, according to the court docket, which says a summons will be issued.
On Aug. 27, police responded to Thompson’s South Jordan home on a report of an explosion, the police report states. Thompson told them he has a YouTube channel where he posts his science experiments, including some with explosions.
Thompson said a friend had left him a bag of powder, which he believed to be from a deconstructed firework.
After lighting a couple of small “control fires” Thompson and Timothy Burgess, 20, of Ontario, Canada, ignited a larger pile which exploded, the police report states. According to the report, firefighters heard the explosion from the nearby fire station.
Google Maps shows there is a South Jordan fire station 0.2 miles from Thompson’s home.
The explosion left Burgess with small particles of burned material embedded in his arms, charges say.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/01...ssing-explosives-during-backyard-experiments/
Jonathan Grant Thompson, of South Jordan, was charged Tuesday for two separate events involving an explosive. He was not arrested.
An initial court appearance has been set for Feb. 21 in West Jordan’s 3rd District Court, according to the court docket, which says a summons will be issued.
On Aug. 27, police responded to Thompson’s South Jordan home on a report of an explosion, the police report states. Thompson told them he has a YouTube channel where he posts his science experiments, including some with explosions.
Thompson said a friend had left him a bag of powder, which he believed to be from a deconstructed firework.
After lighting a couple of small “control fires” Thompson and Timothy Burgess, 20, of Ontario, Canada, ignited a larger pile which exploded, the police report states. According to the report, firefighters heard the explosion from the nearby fire station.
Google Maps shows there is a South Jordan fire station 0.2 miles from Thompson’s home.
The explosion left Burgess with small particles of burned material embedded in his arms, charges say.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/01...ssing-explosives-during-backyard-experiments/
