Cops Raid Byron Sonne’s Old House

In response to testimony, police raided Byron Sonne’s old home in Forest Hills in Toronto. Turns out he buried an explosive device in his garden and the cops dug it up to detonate it according to this article in the Star.

From TheStar here:

Police have removed and are preparing to detonate what they say is explosive material from the backyard of the former Forest Hill home of Byron Sonne, the so-called “G20 geek,” nearly two years after his arrest for allegedly possessing explosive materials.

The material, which was located in the backyard of the residence, was placed in a specially designed container called a hopper.

Evidence presented in court during the case’s closing arguments included reference to a magazine — which is used to store ammunition — being buried in Sonne’s backyard.

Responding to those claims, Toronto police officers, the explosive disposal unit and firefighters descended on the Bathurst and Eglinton area home Sonne formerly shared with his now estranged wife Wednesday.

Late in the afternoon, police said they had found what they were looking for.

When police searched the home on Elderwood Dr. in 2010, they discovered an amateur laboratory and workshop in the basement and stores of various materials in marked jars – including chemical fertilizers and potential ingredients for rocket fuel.

Sonne admitted to having materials that could be made into an explosive, but said he hadn’t combined them and had not intended to.

That house was owned by Sonne’s exwife’s parents. I’m sure they were surprised when the cops showed up again to go spelunking through the garden to unearth explosives. Sonne’s trial just wrapped up last Friday and the verdict is due in weeks. I wonder how this new raid will affect the outcome of the trial?