DOJ: Fresno man gets prison for multiple vehicle pipe bombings

EDITOR’S NOTE: The DOJ originally provided an incorrect age for the defendant. This has been corrected.

FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – A 46-year-old Fresno man was sentenced to prison for a series of vehicle pipe bombings in Fresno, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

Talbert says Scott Eric Anderson was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to destroy property, malicious destruction by means of an explosive device, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, between November 2022 and February 2023, Anderson committed a series of pipe bombings on unoccupied vehicles and property in Fresno. The bombings damaged vehicles belonging to two auto-related businesses on Clinton Avenue in Fresno.

On Feb. 19, 2023, a bomb heavily damaged a vehicle used by a home healthcare business on Fallbrook Avenue in Fresno. Anderson sometimes recorded his crimes by video.

Law enforcement also recovered a pistol in Anderson’s bedroom. Anderson was previously convicted of carrying a loaded and concealed weapon and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

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