Larry North

Larry Eugene North is an American man who, between February 5 and April 7, 2010, planted 36 improvised explosive devices in 26 locations across eastern Texas, mostly in mailboxes. None of the devices exploded, and nobody was injured. His motive was likely anger at the United States federal government over their inability to get his money back, after a bank executive allegedly stole close to a million dollars from him. He was arrested on April 7 after being seen placing a bomb into a mailbox in Tyler. He was charged with possession of an illegal firearm or destructive device, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and obstruction of mail. In June 2011, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 87 months in prison.

Life Larry Eugene North was from Henderson, in Rusk County, Texas. He was 52 at the time of the bombing attempts.

North received almost a million dollars from a settlement regarding an incident at his work, which left him paralyzed.

Bombing attempts Between February 5 and April 7, 2010, North planted 36 improvised explosive devices in 26 different locations across eastern Texas. Half of them were in mailboxes and the other half were in assorted locations. None of the devices exploded, and nobody was injured. Some of the bombs were duds as they contained cereal instead of gunpowder.

The investigation was headed by the ATF, FBI, Postal Inspection Service, Texas Rangers, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and others. A $25,000 reward was given for information. At the beginning of April, he was put under surveillance. ATF agents were following him around Tyler on the morning of April 7. They spotted him placing a pipe bomb into a mailbox, where he was then arrested.

He was indicted for possession of an illegal firearm or destructive device, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and obstruction of mail. In June 2011 he pleaded guilty. His defense asked for a sentence of 14 months in prison, but ultimately, he was sentenced to 87 months. He was released in July 2017.