Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Wife’s FBI Car Ablaze

Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

 It’s safe to say David Powers was unhappy.

The 44-year-old Portland man who packed his wife’s FBI Dodge Charger with her Glock, ballistic vests, credentials and badge and then set it ablaze pleaded guilty Tuesday to destruction of federal property, the Oregonian reports.

Powers, who was hospitalized with burns to his face, hands and arms, was depressed over his marital separation when he caused the explosion that shook the couple’s garage off its foundation, prosecutors said.

Powers faces 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 22.

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