Girlfriend Of Alleged Bucks Co. Bomber Charged As Co-Conspirator

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The girlfriend of a man charged in connection with possessing weapons of mass destruction in Upper Bucks County after a series of explosions last spring has been charged as a co-conspirator in the case.

Tina May Smith, 31, of the 2400 block of North Old Bethlehem Pike, was arraigned Friday afternoon and is facing a "long list" of felony and misdemeanor conspiracy counts related to the unlawful possession or manufacturing of weapons of mass destruction, prosecutors said.

Smith’s bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million dollars. She posted the $100,000 cash bail later in the day Friday. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 23, court documents show.

Her boyfriend, David Surman Jr., 30, is facing felony charges of possessing weapons of mass destruction and related crimes. He was charged in June. He will be arraigned in November, with a tentative trial date in February.

Authorities allege that Smith was driving when her boyfriend, David Surman Jr., 30, conducted the explosions. Investigators determined she communicated with him about the explosions, and kept images of the explosive devices on her phone, probable cause affidavit said.

According to the affidavit, Smith indicated she was with Surman on at least three occasions when he lit something and threw it out the window. Smith's cellphone, which was searched by police, contained images of "multiple" suspected explosive devices, as well as a photograph of one of the blast sites on Lonely Cottage Road.

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Text messages between Smith and Surman also led authorities to believe Smith was involved. On June 15, the day an explosive device was triggered by a tractor mowing grass in Milford Township, authorities said Surman texted her: "The feds took the mower on milford."

She allegedly responded: "They did? That's so [expletive] funny."

Surman's notebook, which contained odd sketches of various images of destruction, grave sites, and swastikas, also contained a cartoon image of Smith driving him away from one of the blast sites. She kept that cartoon image on her phone, the affidavit said.

The case is still under investigation. Any resident who believes they may have found an unexploded bomb should call 911. Anyone who believes they have information that could help investigators is urged to call the FBI at 1-800-CALLFBI and select Option 4 on the menu.

Image via Bucks DA, from Surman's notebook