Boundary County fugitive arrested in Indiana
A Boundary County man who fled the state after his conviction for unlawful possession of destructive devices or bombs was arrested in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Thursday.
Daniel Peter Floyd, 58, formerly of Good Grief, a small community roughly four miles south of the Canadian border, was booked at the Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne to await his return to Bonners Ferry for sentencing, U.S. Marshals Service officials.
Floyd was arrested in April 2024 after Boundary County Sheriff's Office detectives allegedly found three pipe-style bombs with a fuse during a search of the Addie Road home he was renting.
In court documents, investigators alleged that the three suspected bombs were active and intended to cause damage, noting that X-rays of the devices showed they were full of what appeared to be round steel balls, such as buckshot, and black powder. The fuses were then separated from the pipes.
As test, some of the black powder and a piece of the fuse were removed and a flame added, resulting in a violent reaction. This, investigators wrote in court documents, indicated the bombs were active and intended to cause damage. Additional canisters and marble-style balls were recovered during the search, according to court documents.
The Boundary County man was later convicted on the charges but subsequently failed to show up for a Feb. 21 sentencing hearing. An arrest warrant was subsequently issued by the First District Court for failure to appear, which caused concern for many Bonners Ferry area residents, USMS officials said in the release.
The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service learned Floyd fled the state sometime after the arrest warrant was issued. Investigators believed he did not intend to return to Idaho, according to the release.
The USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force worked closely with the USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in Indiana to apprehend Floyd.
Brent Bunn, United States Marshal for the District of Idaho, said he was pleased with the law enforcement partnerships in North Idaho and around the nation. He thanked the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office and the USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for apprehending Floyd.
The USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is a state-wide cooperative to locate and arrest violent offenders wanted for state and federal crimes.
Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communication Center at 1-800-336-0102, or USMS Tips at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.
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