There’s bound to be a lot of speculation about a man found outside a Dearborn, MI mosque with a car full of explosives. After doing a search of Google News Archives and the Federal court system’s records database (PACER), I can honestly say that more questions have been created than have been answered.
First, here are the news articles I found.
Modesto Bee, 1 Jul 1985:
Press-Courier, 16 Feb 1982:
Press-Courier, 2 Dec 1981:
Press-Courier, 19 Oct 1979:
Now, through PACER I found a case titled USA v. Stockham (District of Vermont, 2:03-cr-27).
Below is a list of offenses he stood accused of:
| Complaint | Citation: | Offense Level: | |||
| knowingly deposit a letter to be delivered by the USPS containing a threat to injure the person of another [ 2:02-m -56 ] | |||||
| Count: 1 | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – mailed a threat to Veterans Center to injure Mr. Forehand | |||||
| Count: 2 | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – mailed a threat addressed to George Troutman at the Veterans Center in South Burlington | |||||
| Count: 3-4 | Citation: 18:844E.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:844(e).F PENALTIES – threat by telephone to use explosives | |||||
| Count: 1s-2s | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – mailed a letter containing a threat to injure a person | |||||
| Count: 3s-4s | Citation: 18:844E.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:844(e).F PENALTIES – used a telephone to threatened to kill, injure, or intimidate individuals or to damage a building | |||||
| Count: 5s | Citation: 18:871.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:871.F THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT AND SUCCESSORS TO PRESIDENT – made an oral threat to take the life of the President of the United States | |||||
| Count: 1ss | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – mailed threat to injure Fred Forehand @ Veterans Center on Dorset Street in South Burlington, VT | |||||
| Count: 2ss | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – mailed threat to injure to George Troutman at the Veterans Center on Dorset Street in South Burlington, VT | |||||
| Count: 3ss | Citation: 18:844E.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:844(e).F PENALTIES – telephoned a reporter at the Burlington Free Press in Burlington, VT that he planted explosive devices which would result in news that would be bigger than anything the reporter had seen | |||||
| Count: 4ss | Citation: 18:844E.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:844(e).F PENALTIES – called the Veterans Administration Center in White River Junction, VT that he placed a bomb on the premises | |||||
| Count: 5ss | Citation: 18:871.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:871.F THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT AND SUCCESSORS TO PRESIDENT – made a threat to murder the President | |||||
| Count: 6ss | Citation: 18:1513.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:1513(b)(1).F RETALIATING AGAINST WITNESS, VICTIM – threatened to harm Fred Forehand in realiation against him for a documented produced by him in an official proceeding | |||||
| Count: 7ss | Citation: 18:876.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:876.F MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS – wrote a letter to J. Garvan Murtha, US District Judge in the District of Vermont to injure him | |||||
| Count: 8ss | Citation: 18:1513.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:1513(b)(1).F RETALIATING AGAINST WITNESS, VICTIM – threatened bodily hart to Dustin Adams with intent to retaliate against him for information relating to the commission to law enforcement officer | |||||
On Scribd, I uploaded a two page “Order of Conditional Release” (23 Aug. 2005):
On April 29, 2005, this matter came before the Court for a disposition hearing under 18U.S.C. § 4243(e). Pursuant to § 4243(e), this Court entered a Disposition Order on May 2,2005 wherein it ordered Mr. Stockham be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization until his mental condition is such that his release, or his conditional release under a prescribed regiment of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment, would not create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to property of another.
By Certificate of Conditional Release dated August 17, 2005 the Warden of the U.S.Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri certified that Mr. Stockham has recovered from his mental disease or defect such that his conditional release under a prescribed regiment of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment, would not create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to property of another.
Now, in all honesty, I cannot confirm with 100% certainty that this is the same Roger Stockham. But everything seems to match up with the current description on TPM.
Update: Here is the docket/case history.