Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that Cushmir McBride, 21, of Yeadon, PA, Kamar Thompson, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, and Nasser McFall, 22, of Claymont, Delaware, were charged by Indictment for their alleged involvement in four separate incidents in Fall 2020: the robberies of a Target and a Wawa, and attempts to rob two different Wawas, all with multiple explosive devices. McFall is also charged with setting off an explosive device at a bank in Philadelphia later that year. McBride and McFall were previously arrested and charged by Complaint, and Thompson is in federal custody facing charges in a separate case involving the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Each defendant is expected to be arraigned on these new charges next week.
Updated 2 hours ago
NBC10
Federal prosecutors have indicted three men with setting off homemade explosives in a Target store, as well as multiple Wawas, during civil unrest in Philadelphia last year.
Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said Cushmir McBride, 21; Kamar Thompson, 34; and Nasser McFall, 22; hatched a plan to rob a Target in Port Richmond and then went on to set off three more bombs at Wawas in Philadelphia and Claymont, Delaware. They took advantage of unrest in Philadelphia after police shot to death Walter Wallace Jr., Williams said.
Download our mobile app for iOS
to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that Cushmir McBride, 21, of Yeadon, PA, Kamar Thompson, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, and Nasser McFall, 22, of Claymont, Delaware, were charged by Indictment for their alleged involvement in four separate incidents in Fall 2020: the robberies of a Target and a Wawa, and attempts to rob two different Wawas, all with multiple explosive devices. McFall is also charged with setting off an explosive device at a bank in Philadelphia later that year. McBride and McFall were previously arrested and charged by Complaint, and Thompson is in federal custody facing charges in a separate case involving the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Each defendant is expected to be arraigned on these new charges next week.
Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that Cushmir McBride, 21, of Yeadon, PA, Kamar Thompson, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, and Nasser McFall, 22, of Claymont, Delaware, were charged by Indictment for their alleged involvement in four separate incidents in Fall 2020: the robberies of a Target and a Wawa, and attempts to rob two different Wawas, all with multiple explosive devices. McFall is also charged with setting off an explosive device at a bank in Philadelphia later that year. McBride and McFall were previously arrested and charged by Complaint, and Thompson is in federal custody facing charges in a separate case involving the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Each defendant is expected to be arraigned on these new charges next week.