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Escondido Bomb-Maker Sentenced to 30 Years
Fifty-five- year-old George Djura Jakubec pleaded guilty to various bank robbery and explosives-related charges.
1. The San Diego County Fair got underway this past weekend with a few unexpected visitors. Animal rights activists picketed the fair because of a Riverside County company that is offering elephant rides. The activists say they have videotape proving the company, Have Trunk Will Travel, abuses its animals. Company officials say the tapes are deceitfully edited.
2. A man who manufactured bombs and stored large amounts of explosives in his rented home in the Escondido area was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Monday. Fifty-five- year-old George Djura Jakubec pleaded guilty to various bank robbery and explosives-related charges, and is facing up to 30 years in prison. Investigators and attorneys have disclosed no motive for the defendant's bomb-making activities.
3. It will be mostly sunny throughout the county Monday with light winds. Highs will be 75 to 80 in Poway.
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Editor's Note: This round-up was updated at 2 p.m. on Monday.
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