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Explosive Materials Sting: LA Man Sentenced

A California man has been sentenced to 30 months of probation for illegally possessing explosive materials on a Savannah movie set.

Robert Christopher Bailey, 51, of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 30 months of probation by U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker after pleading guilty to Possession of Explosive Materials as a Prohibited Person, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

According to the court documents, Bailey was working as a special effects and pyrotechnics coordinator on the Savannah movie set for ‘The Poison Rose’ starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman when he was caught.

After an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Bailey admitted in court that he was prohibited from possessing explosive materials because of a prior criminal conviction.

“ATF is tasked with regulating the explosives industry and to promote public safety in the Southern District of Georgia,” said Beau Kolodka, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of the ATF.

“The defendant had no business possessing explosives, given his previous criminal conduct,” Kolodka added.

As part of his sentence, Bailey was also ordered to pay a fine of $5,500.

“The film industry is a robust and growing part of the economy in Savannah and in Georgia, and we welcome those who come to the state to work in movie production,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Estes.

“However, we will fully enforce the law so that dangerous explosives are not in the hands of those who are prohibited from handling them,” Estes added.

This case was investigated by Special Agent Lee Hoover of the ATF, and prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua Bearden and Frank Pennington.