Alleged Bucks County Bomber's Hearing Continued To October

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Today's scheduled court appearance for David Surman Jr., the man charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction after a raid at his Bucks County property in June, has been continued until next month.

Surman, 30, will now have a preliminary hearing on Oct. 15, court documents show. He remains free on bail, which he posted the day after his arrest. It was set at $750,000, 10 percent cash. The documents show Surman posted the bail himself, paying $75,000 cash.

Surman was arraigned June 28 after local, state and federal authorities conducted a raid of his property in connection with an investigation into 30 unexplained explosions over two and a half months in Upper Bucks County.

In addition to the bomb, which Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said was ready to be detonated, other explosive devices and "many, many" chemicals capable of making bombs were located.

Surman is facing four felony counts of possessing/manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, as well as four counts of possession of an instrument of crime and four counts of prohibited offensive weapon, among other charges.

It is not clear what Surman intended to do with the bombs.

In addition to the bombs and chemicals, officials said they located a notebook with odd sketches depicting everything from swastikas to gravestones and cartoon images of bombs going off. You can see images of the sketches in his notebook here.

The mysterious explosions, which were mostly heard during the overnight hours, drew the attention of the FBI and the ATF, which aided the Pennsylvania State Police in its investigation.

Weintraub said that Surman was identified as a suspect in the explosions after "around-the-clock" surveillance by investigators. Seven detonation sites were found in close proximity to Surman's home and business, investigators said.

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