Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Jeffrey Dean Daily, age 45, of Gaffney, was sentenced in federal court in Anderson on charges of using an explosive device to damage a building, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(i). United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain imposed a sentence of 60 months, followed by three years of supervised release with restitution.
Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing earlier this year established that, on Oct. 1, 2014, Daily used an explosive device to damage the Chesnee Car Wash, and on July 6, 2015, he used an explosive device to damage the Oasis Car Wash in Gaffney. On July 17, 2015, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Daily’s residence and found components like those used in the two explosions at the carwashes. Agents also recovered an intact homemade explosive device located in Daily’s truck.
The Chesnee Police Department, Gaffney Police Department, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, SLED, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Max Cauthen in the Greenville U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
