Clayton Alexander McCoy, Explosives Charges, Maryland 2021

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Ohio Man Charged in Maryland Bombing

Baltimore, Maryland – Clayton Alexander McCoy, a 30-year-old man from Chesterland, Ohio, has been charged with transporting explosives with intent to injure and with using, carrying, or possessing a destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with a bombing in Manchester, Maryland on October 30, 2020.

The federal charges were announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge Timothy Jones of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division; Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci; Carroll County Sheriff James T. DeWees; and Carroll County State’s Attorney Brian DeLeonardo.

According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, on October 30, 2020, a victim sustained serious injuries and burns consistent with an explosion, after opening a package. The package was addressed to the victim and had been brought into the house by a resident of the home, who had found it on the front porch that morning.

The victim, who was treated for injuries caused by the shrapnel and explosion, was released from the hospital on November 17, 2020 and is continuing with rehabilitation. Investigation revealed that the explosive device was likely a type of pipe bomb containing shrapnel.

Mccoy will have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Ohio on March 12, 2021. He will then be transported to Maryland for an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore at a later date.

McCoy faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Leo J. Wise.