A Fresno man has been sentenced to prison for a series of pipe bombings that took place in late 2022 and early 2023.
The big picture: Paul New, 57, committed a series of pipe bombings on unoccupied vehicles and property in Fresno from November 2022 to February 2023.
- New bombed vehicles that belonged to two auto-related businesses, as well as a vehicle used by a home healthcare business.
- He will spend three years in prison for conspiracy to destroy property and malicious destruction by means of an explosive device.
Flashback: His co-defendant, Scott Eric Anderson, was sentenced to three years in prison as well last October.
- Anderson had been involved in several pipe bombing incidents, including one at the Fresno County Probation Office.
