"Christopher Silva, 43, was arrested Wednesday morning at his Stoneham home by the FBI Boston's Violent Crimes Task Force. He was charged with maliciously damaging the ATM with an explosive, the Woburn Police Department said in a Facebook post. Silva allegedly placed an explosive device on an ATM at Eastern Bank on Mishawum Road on Sept. 4 around 4 a.m., police said. Investigators found the ATM was tampered with, and it "sustained damage consistent with some type of an explosive device being detonated," the statement said."
"The bank's surveillance footage allegedly shows Silva placing an object at the bottom of the ATM and running away when the object emitted smoke and exploded seconds later, an affidavit said. "The explosion caused significant damage to the frame and the lower right section of the ATM," the report said. Nobody was injured in the explosion. The footage led to a physical description of the suspect, who was wearing a blue mask, a backpack, and a dark long-sleeve shirt."
Christopher Silva, 43, was arrested at his Stoneham home by the FBI Boston Violent Crimes Task Force and federally charged with maliciously damaging an ATM with an explosive. Silva allegedly placed an explosive device at an Eastern Bank ATM on Mishawum Road on Sept. 4 around 4 a.m., causing damage consistent with an explosive detonation but causing no injuries. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Silva placing an object at the bottom of the ATM, which emitted smoke and exploded seconds later. Clothing and DNA found near the scene allegedly linked Silva to the crime. A federal search warrant later recovered items and a similar backpack, and cellphone records showed searches of news articles about the explosion. Silva invoked his Miranda rights and declined to speak.
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