A Pennsylvania man has been accused of using a drone to drop explosive devices on his ex-girlfriend’s home.
Jason Muzzicato, 43, of Washington Township, was arrested back in June after he was linked to a series of nighttime explosions in March, The Morning Call reported.
Earlier this month, Muzzicato was slapped with even more charges related to the firearms and homemade bombs found at his home and his business, Bangor Motor Works, the news outlet reported.
During Muzzicato’s arraignment this week in federal court in Allentown, prosecutors revealed that Muzzicato allegedly used a drone to drop the explosive devices on the home of his ex-girlfriend, according to the report.
Muzzicato’s attorney, John Waldron, denied that his client used the drone to drop the explosives.
“We don’t have any conclusive evidence and when my client was interviewed by the FBI he denied that,” Waldron said, according to The Morning Call.
Officials say that Muzzicato possessed a DJI Phantom 3 drone, seven improvised explosive devices and ten firearms, including multiple AR-15 rifles and semi-automatic pistols.
He was previously charged with possession of firearms by a person subject to a court order restraining him from harassing, stalking and threatening an intimate partner, and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
Muzzicato, who has been behind bars since June, was also hit with a charge of knowingly operating an aircraft when not registered.
He was on meth at the time of his arrest in June, prosecutors said during his first court appearance.
“It’s hard to conjure up a more deadly or dangerous combination than firearms, explosives and methamphetamine,” said Assistant US Attorney John Gallagher, according to The Morning Call.
The news outlet, citing court records, reported that Muzzicato was involved in a dispute with an ex-girlfriend with each obtaining a protection from abuse petition against the other in 2017.
Muzzicato faces up to 33 years behind bars and a $760,000 fine, if convicted.
“It does not take much imagination to conjure up the enormous harm that can result from the combination of illegal firearms, explosives, and drone aircrafts,” said US Attorney McSwain said in a statement.
“Adding methamphetamine and a disregard of court orders to the mix only serves to heighten the risk. Here the defendant’s alleged behavior violated the law and threatened public safety.”