WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio: Man Charged In Cannon Explosion


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                                Marion
                                Man Charged In Cannon Explosion
                                Townships Exempt From Smoking Ban



                                Two men were killed when a homemade cannon 
                                exploded and sent chunks of stainless steel 
                                flying at an annual holiday weekend gathering of 
                                bikers in Marion County, the sheriff's office 
                                said.
                                James McKinniss, 39, and Jackie Byrd, 64, both 
                                of Marion, were killed by flying pieces of metal 
                                when a two-foot steel tube being used a cannon 
                                exploded Saturday night.
                                Witnesses told the Marion County Sheriff's 
                                Office that the cannon was used to fire pieces 
                                of bread. Investigators said the device had been 
                                fired about 24 times without incident before the 
                                explosion.
                                Byrd died at the scene and McKinniss was 
                                pronounced dead at Marion General Hospital, the 
                                Marion County Coroner's Office said.
                                The owner of the cannon, 44-year-old Timothy 
                                Bullard of Johnson, Vermont, was being held 
                                without bond at the Multi-County Jail in Marion 
                                Sunday on a felony charge of possessing a 
                                dangerous ordnance.
                                The sheriff's office said the men were among 
                                about 100 people attending the ninth annual 
                                holiday encampment at a west Marion County 
                                residence. Motorcyclists from across the country 
                                attend the event each year.
                                (Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.  All 
                                Rights Reserved.)




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