September 18, 2026
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805 law: Man pleads guilty to bombing Santa Maria courthouse 

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A man is scheduled to be sentenced to life in federal prison after pleading guilty on Sept. 14 to bombing the Santa Maria courthouse in 2024, injuring three people and causing $35,000 in damage to the building. Federal prosecutors said defendant Nathaniel James McGuire, 22, of Santa Maria, intended to kill law enforcement officers in…

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