Utah Man Throws Molotov Cocktail at Bank, Ignites Bush

By Danny Fenster
ticklethewire.com

We’ve all been annoyed to find a hidden banking fee lurking in the shadows of our bank statements from time to time. But a Utah man took that frustration to another level, according to an Associated Press report out of West Jordan, Utah.

Joshua Raymond Townsend, 20, is facing a federal count of attempting to destroy a building used in interstate commerce after throwing Molotov cocktails at a Wells Fargo Branch. Townsend was arrested about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Townsend began planning a bank bombing about two months, according to federal officials. He had ordered explosive chemicals but decided earlier this week to instead use Molotov cocktails instead. He called police immediately before throwing the first cocktail. That one failed to ignite and a second bounced off a window and set fire to a nearby bush.

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