FBI officials say they expect to charge 59-year-old California man, Stephen Beal, with “possession of an unregistered destructive device” following an investigation into an explosion on Tuesday that killed a California spa owner.
Officials were quick to add that Beal of Long Beach, is not being charged in connection with the deadly blast, but they said their investigation was continuing.
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FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller told NPR that additional details will not be released until Beal is officially charged in a federal criminal complaint which could be filed as early as Thursday. source
Ildiko Krajnyak-Vestil of Trabuco Canyon has been identified as the woman killed in an explosion at a California business.
Officials believe the explosion that killed 40-year-old Krajnyak-Vestil death in Aliso Viejo was no accident, and that the blast came from a device delivered to the location.
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, authorities identified the victim as Ildiko Krajnyak-Vestil of Trabuco Canyon. They said Krajnyak-Vestil was likely the owner of the day spa, where the explosion occurred on Tuesday. Three search warrants have been served in connection with the investigation – at the day spa, at a location in Long Beach and another location in Trabuco Canyon, investigators said. source
No arrests have been made in the blast.
Officials also said it appeared the explosion came from a device delivered to the location, though they did not know how the item was delivered.