UCF campus reopens after dorm death, explosive devices found
FBI, OCSO and UCF Police continue to investigate after explosives found in residence hall.
By Amy Pavuk, Denise-Marie Ordway and Leslie Postal
Orlando Sentinel
4:00 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2013
University of Central Florida officials confirmed that the man found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday morning was a student at the school and that explosive devices were found in his dorm apartment.
The deceased student, identified as James Oliver Seevakumaran, 30, was found in his dorm room in Tower 1, a seven-story structure near the UCF Arena.
UCF Police, the FBI and Orange County Sheriff's Office bomb squad have been on campus since early Monday morning.
The explosives found in a bag near the student "have been made safe" by law enforcement officers and school officials said they have been removed.
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Kevin Brown OIA Bomb Suspect Is Contractor Back From Iraq
Contractor: Airport suspect recently back from Iraq
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NEW: Kevin Brown worked in Iraq until late last year, former employer says
Brown admitted he planned to build a bomb after he landed, court documents say
FBI: Brown arrested on charges of carrying a weapon or explosives onto a plane
Brown tried to board flight at Orlando airport Tuesday
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- The man accused of trying to sneak bomb-making materials onto a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Jamaica recently had returned from a contract job in Iraq, a spokesman for his former employer said Thursday.
Kevin Brown is accused of trying to sneak bomb-making materials onto a flight from Florida to Jamaica.
1 of 2 Kevin Brown worked for Lear Siegler International in Iraq from July until mid-December, said a spokesman for Lear Siegler International, which does contract work for the U.S. Defense Department.
The spokesman would not describe the kind of work Brown did in Iraq.
The Jamaican national was arrested Tuesday at Orlando International Airport on charges of carrying a weapon or explosive on an aircraft, the FBI said. He was taken into custody after an air safety officer noticed him acting strangely as he waited to board an Air Jamaica flight, federal authorities said.
Brown made an initial court appearance Wednesday, but government officials asked for a delay, saying there were indications he might have a history of mental illness.
Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Brown admitted that he planned to create a bomb after landing in Jamaica, authorities alleged in court papers.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/03/orlando.airport/
Story Highlights
NEW: Kevin Brown worked in Iraq until late last year, former employer says
Brown admitted he planned to build a bomb after he landed, court documents say
FBI: Brown arrested on charges of carrying a weapon or explosives onto a plane
Brown tried to board flight at Orlando airport Tuesday
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- The man accused of trying to sneak bomb-making materials onto a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Jamaica recently had returned from a contract job in Iraq, a spokesman for his former employer said Thursday.
Kevin Brown is accused of trying to sneak bomb-making materials onto a flight from Florida to Jamaica.
1 of 2 Kevin Brown worked for Lear Siegler International in Iraq from July until mid-December, said a spokesman for Lear Siegler International, which does contract work for the U.S. Defense Department.
The spokesman would not describe the kind of work Brown did in Iraq.
The Jamaican national was arrested Tuesday at Orlando International Airport on charges of carrying a weapon or explosive on an aircraft, the FBI said. He was taken into custody after an air safety officer noticed him acting strangely as he waited to board an Air Jamaica flight, federal authorities said.
Brown made an initial court appearance Wednesday, but government officials asked for a delay, saying there were indications he might have a history of mental illness.
Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Brown admitted that he planned to create a bomb after landing in Jamaica, authorities alleged in court papers.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/03/orlando.airport/
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Orlando bomb suspect not same since being in Iraq
Kevin Brown, 32, is charged with attempting to carry an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft. (SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Family: Bomb suspect not same since being in Iraq
Jim Leusner and Sarah Lundy Sentinel Staff Writers
3:24 PM EDT, April 2, 2008
Although authorities say Kevin Brown tried to take bomb material onto a plane at Orlando International Airport, his former mother-in-law said this afternoon that he is not a terrorist.
"This is not him," Karen Holt said today from South Carolina. "It has to be a mental issue for him. I know if they looked through his medical records...I'm sure they will see."
Brown and Holt's daughter, Kamishia, 25, married about three years ago. The couple met while serving in the U.S. Army, Holt said. About a year later, the two separated, and Holt doesn't know what Brown has been up to since then.
Her daughter told her that Brown wasn't the same since returning from Iraq. He was put on medication for depression, Holt said.
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