COLUMBIA, S.C. – A jury last week convicted an 18-year-old Fort Mill man for his role in a plot to detonate two pipe bombs at a Charlotte school to divert police so he and his father could rob a Founders FCU branch.
Steven Eddington on Thursday was found guilty of conspiracy to rob a bank, possession of explosive devices in furtherance of the conspiracy, carrying explosive devices and failure to register explosive devices. Eddington is the second person convicted in the plot. On Jan. 16, a jury convicted his father, Timothy Eddington, who was identified as the ringleader.
Timothy Eddington's nephews, William Puckett and Edgar Williams, both then 19, pleaded guilty for their roles last year.
In court, Timothy Eddington testified that he forced his son to participate, but Puckett and Williams said the younger Eddington participated “on his own free will.”
