Teens face charges in pipe bomb case

Tuesday, March 24, 1998 | 4:17 a.m.

Brian Etheridge and Matthew Larkin, both 15, are to appear again Monday in Douglas District Court for a petition hearing, the juvenile equivalent of arraignment.

They were arrested Thursday after talking with investigators about a pipe bomb that was found in an open area of the subdivision, where Etheridge lives. Authorities say the two admitted to building the 6-inch long, half-inch wide piece of pipe containing gun powder, batteries and a clock.

Authorities say the device apparently malfunctioned and did not detonate. It was found by two youngsters who took it to the parents of one.

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