Police: Man acted alone to set off explosives in store
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man suspected of setting off explosives in a store in Southern California was booked on suspicion of igniting a destructive device but was not believed to be connected to any criminal or extremist groups, police said Friday.
Hugo Gonzalez, 49, was being held on $1 million bond after being arrested on several charges, which also included suspicion of arson and possessing a destructive device, police said.
Gonzalez is suspected of detonating two explosive devices inside the Sam's Club store in the city of Ontario, which is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
The explosives went off on opposite sides of the store and ignited products around them, but employees quickly doused the flames, police said.