{"id":51749,"date":"2025-02-25T23:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T04:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=51749"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T04:03:38","slug":"oklahoma-man-sentenced-to-9-years-for-mailbox-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/oklahoma-man-sentenced-to-9-years-for-mailbox-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma man sentenced to 9 years for mailbox device explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 57-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for setting explosive devices inside a mailbox, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Nile Starkey was sentenced on Tuesday to 108 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device and Felon in Possession of Ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starkey was identified as the suspect after law enforcement linked him to an explosion at a U.S. Postal Service mailbox in Osage County, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndok\/pr\/man-sentenced-after-setting-explosive-devices-mailbox\">According <\/a>to court documents, on June 12, 2024, the Osage County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to reports of an explosion in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox located on private property. Investigators determined that Starkey had placed two explosive devices inside the mailbox, along with threatening notes, in an attempt to harass his ex-wife. The mailbox belonged to an innocent third party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FLOCK cameras in the area helped law enforcement identify Starkey as the suspect. A subsequent search of his home uncovered several homemade explosive devices and ammunition, which matched the explosives used in the mailbox attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the help of the FLOCK camera system, agents were able to identify the defendant,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. \u201cStarkey was a threat to public safety, and I commend law enforcement for working together swiftly to detain him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When interviewed by federal agents, Starkey admitted to setting off the devices and illegally possessing ammunition. 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