(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A former Pennsylvania Air National Guard member already accused of defacing Jewish religious property in Squirrel Hill has been indicted on new charges of possessing homemade pipe bombs and lying during a federal background check for top-secret clearance.
The latest indictment, filed under seal Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh, names Mohamad Hamad, 23, of Coraopolis and Talya A. Lubit, 24, of Pittsburgh, both of whom were previously charged.
It also identifies a third defendant, Micaiah Collins, 22, of Pittsburgh. She is charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.
The indictment accuses Collins of talking with Hamad about building the bombs and detonating them.
Investigators say Hamad and another person, whom authorities did not identify, detonated three explosive devices in July at Rothrock State Forest in State College.
