Worker accused of setting bomb under
bosses' bed
A bomb in a crawl space sent the owners of a
northwest Louisiana horse farm flying from
their bed to the floor, but they walked away
uninjured, a law enforcement official said
Monday. Authorities say a maintenance
worker placed the explosive there, and he
faces charges that include attempted capital
murder and making a bomb.
"It was an absolute miracle" that the
owners were able to walk away, said Lt.
Bill Davis, a spokesman for the Bossier
Parish Sheriff's Office. The blast threw
Bobby and Tracy Hewlett several feet
into the air about 4 a.m. Saturday and
shook the house, knocking pictures from
walls and other items from shelves,
Davis said.
"They were thrown from the bed with
covers, blankets and all. They had a soft
landing," he said. Three dogs and a cat
were on the bed with the couple, and
they also were unhurt, Davis said.
Deputies arrested maintenance worker
Douglas Holley, 54, who had worked and lived
at the Holly Hill Farm Equestrian Center in
Benton for about four years. About six months
ago, he wanted Bobby Hewlett, a veterinarian,
to help with his horse, but the vet was unable,
Davis said. That's the only problem the
Hewletts recall with their employee, Davis
said.
Online jail records show he was being held
without bond on two counts of attempted
first-degree murder and several other
charges, including a Caddo Parish court
warrant from 2009 on a charge of letting cats
and big dogs roam at large.
The Hewletts had just returned from a week's
vacation abroad and were jet-lagged, Davis
said. "They were sleeping, but not sleeping
too soundly," he said. "It was a rude
awakening."
He said the explosion left a basketball-sized
hole in the hardwood floor and a hole in the
bottom of the mattress.
A search of Holley's home, the farm grounds
and a few hundred feet from the Hewletts'
house turned up bomb-making materials and
indications that Holley had researched how to
make explosives, Davis said. David said he
did not know whether the bomb was set with
a timer or lit with a fuse.
"He knew where they were and where
they would be," Davis said.
Source: AP
bosses' bed
A bomb in a crawl space sent the owners of a
northwest Louisiana horse farm flying from
their bed to the floor, but they walked away
uninjured, a law enforcement official said
Monday. Authorities say a maintenance
worker placed the explosive there, and he
faces charges that include attempted capital
murder and making a bomb.
"It was an absolute miracle" that the
owners were able to walk away, said Lt.
Bill Davis, a spokesman for the Bossier
Parish Sheriff's Office. The blast threw
Bobby and Tracy Hewlett several feet
into the air about 4 a.m. Saturday and
shook the house, knocking pictures from
walls and other items from shelves,
Davis said.
"They were thrown from the bed with
covers, blankets and all. They had a soft
landing," he said. Three dogs and a cat
were on the bed with the couple, and
they also were unhurt, Davis said.
Deputies arrested maintenance worker
Douglas Holley, 54, who had worked and lived
at the Holly Hill Farm Equestrian Center in
Benton for about four years. About six months
ago, he wanted Bobby Hewlett, a veterinarian,
to help with his horse, but the vet was unable,
Davis said. That's the only problem the
Hewletts recall with their employee, Davis
said.
Online jail records show he was being held
without bond on two counts of attempted
first-degree murder and several other
charges, including a Caddo Parish court
warrant from 2009 on a charge of letting cats
and big dogs roam at large.
The Hewletts had just returned from a week's
vacation abroad and were jet-lagged, Davis
said. "They were sleeping, but not sleeping
too soundly," he said. "It was a rude
awakening."
He said the explosion left a basketball-sized
hole in the hardwood floor and a hole in the
bottom of the mattress.
A search of Holley's home, the farm grounds
and a few hundred feet from the Hewletts'
house turned up bomb-making materials and
indications that Holley had researched how to
make explosives, Davis said. David said he
did not know whether the bomb was set with
a timer or lit with a fuse.
"He knew where they were and where
they would be," Davis said.
Source: AP
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