December 3rd 2024.
Daniel Andreas San Diego, a man accused of a string of bombings in the United States, has recently made an appearance in court after evading authorities for over two decades. The suspected eco-terrorist, who had been on the FBI's Most Wanted List, was found living in a small town in south Wales.
At the age of 46, San Diego has been charged with planting two bombs at a biotechnology company in Emeryville, California back in August of 2003. These bombs were set to detonate an hour apart, with the second one potentially harming first-responders. He is also accused of planting a nail bomb at a nutritional products company in Pleasanton, California a month later. Thankfully, no one was harmed by either of these explosive devices.
According to the FBI, San Diego has connections to an animal rights extremist group known as the 'Revolutionary Cells-Animal Liberation Brigade', who claimed responsibility for the bombings. The suspected terrorist appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London via video link for an extradition hearing.
After being off the agency's radar for more than 20 years, San Diego was finally apprehended by officers from the National Crime Agency at a property in rural Wales on November 25th. During his second extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, which lasted only two minutes, San Diego appeared in a gray prison-issue tracksuit and only spoke to confirm his name. His next scheduled court date is December 31st.
It's been quite a long time since San Diego has been on the run, as he first disappeared in 2003. In fact, he became the first person suspected of domestic terrorism to be added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list back in 2009. A hefty reward of $250,000 was offered for any information leading to his arrest, and his photos were displayed on billboards all over the United States. However, it is still unclear how he managed to evade US authorities for so long.
On October 6th, 2003, while under FBI surveillance, San Diego vanished into thin air after leaving his car in San Francisco and entering a nearby transit station. After years of being on the run, he was finally tracked down and found in Maeman, a rural and sparsely populated settlement in Conwy. The area mainly consists of farms and isolated cottages, with no local shops or village pubs. It is believed that many of the properties in this area are used as holiday homes.
Following his arrest, FBI Director Christopher Wray made a statement, saying, "Daniel San Diego's arrest after more than two decades as a fugitive for two bombings in the San Francisco area shows that no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable. There's a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way."
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