Two young men from Massachusetts have been arrested in connection with a middle of the night explosion at Harvard Medical School, the FBI said.
No one was injured in the explosion, which occurred on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building just before 3 a.m., officials said.
Patterson and Cardoza conspired to commit an “extremely dangerous act,” FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks said.
The FBI recovered video allegedly showing Cardoza taking off his pants and throwing them in a garbage can after he fled the scene, Docks said.
Members of the public called authorities when they recognized the suspects, Foley said.
According to the FBI, two young men from Massachusetts have been taken into custody in relation to an explosion that occurred at Harvard Medical School during the middle of the night.
According to federal prosecutors, Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, were arrested early on Tuesday and charged with one count of conspiracy to cause damage by means of an explosive.
The explosion, which happened on the Goldenson Building’s fourth floor shortly before three in the morning, did not cause any damage. A m. authorities stated.
According to Leah Belaire Foley, U.S., the explosive was thought to be a Roman candle firework when it exploded inside a wooden research laboratory locker. In S. lawyer for the Massachusetts District.
According to FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks, Patterson and Cardoza plotted to carry out a “very dangerous act.”.
This isn’t just a harmless practical joke. “It’s a federal crime,” he said, adding that if anyone had been inside the building at the time, there might have been fatalities.
The suspects are not Harvard students, Foley confirmed. Prosecutors stated that Patterson and Cardoza were reportedly attending Halloween parties at the nearby Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Docks stated, “There is no evidence of any ongoing threat to the university or to the public. This investigation is ongoing.”. The “.
According to Foley, two suspects wearing face coverings were seen on camera early on Saturday strolling close to the medical school and setting off what looked to be Roman candle fireworks. She said that after that, the suspects allegedly scaled scaffolding to reach the roof of the building.
Shortly after, an explosion on the building’s fourth floor, which houses a research lab for the medical school’s neurobiology department, triggered a fire alarm, according to Foley.
According to Foley, security footage captured the two suspects running out of the building.
According to Docks, the FBI found footage purportedly showing Cardoza removing his pants and discarding them in a trash can after he ran away. Investigators later recovered his pants, he claimed.
When people recognized the suspects, they contacted the police, according to Foley.
According to Docks, “these two men allegedly boasted about what they did to their friends.”.
