Man Who Left Toilet 'Bomb' At Towson Courthouse Acquitted

Defendant said toilet was a statement

The Towson "toilet bomb" case came to an end Thursday when a jury found Duane Gerald Davis Sr. not guilty of leaving a phony destructive device in front of a courthouse.

Police charged Davis in February after he left a porcelain toilet decorated with newspaper clippings, an electronic transmitter and a cellphone outside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse about 8 a.m.

The toilet triggered a police reaction that included a bomb-sniffing dog and a small robot. Workers from nearby businesses streamed out to watch as police closed nearby streets, including the 400 block of Washington Avenue, near the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue.

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