By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS
Associated Press
MIAMI, Okla. (AP) - Two
Miami (my-AM'-uh), Okla., maintenance workers who reported the makings
of Molotov cocktails in a trash bin say they are not heroes.
Motel guest Gregory Arthur
Weiler II of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was arrested for possession of an
explosive device and violating Oklahoma's anti-terrorism act after motel
workers Ralph Smith and Steve Ballenger reported suspicious items they
found.
Smith told The Associated
Press on Tuesday that he found an empty gas can and strips of nylon in a
trash bin. Ballenger says he previously saw Weiler with a gas can.
The two say they entered
Weiler's room Thursday on the pretense of cleaning it and found more
nylon and other suspicious items - then called police.
Both say they were just doing their jobs.
Online court records show Weiler has asked for a public defender and is due in court Oct. 22.
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