Erie Collar-Bomb Case
Kenneth Barnes pleaded guilty on September 1, 2008 for the 2003 bank robbery and the death of a pizza deliveryman. Barnes could be sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to rob a bank and to aiding and abetting.
On August 28, 2003, Brian Wells, a pizza deliveryman was forced at gunpoint to lock a collar-bomb around his neck and then rob a bank just outside Erie, Pennsylvania. Wells was in police custody but the time bomb exploded before a bomb squad arrived. Wells died from the explosion as he sat with his hands handcuffed behind his back in a parking lot.1
Fast Facts
- Brian Wells was 46 year-old when he was killed1
- Kenneth Barnes and Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong were charged with the crime1
- Jamie Mead, Barnes' attorney, has not confirmed whether Barnes will testify against Diehl-Armstrong1
- The collar-bomb charge carries a sentence of 30 years to life in prison1
- Barnes could also face an additional five years for the conspiracy count1
- Diehl-Armstrong, is accused of masterminding the crime1
- A federal judge had ruled that Diehl-Armstrong is not mentally competent to stand trial but depending upon how she responds to medication and treatment, that status could change1
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