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by Robert Moran Published Aug. 7, 2025, 7:50 p.m. ET

A 43-year-old Bucks County man was charged with planting a bomb that exploded and destroyed an SUV in New Jersey owned by a former work supervisor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey said Thursday.

Michael Patrick Takacs, Jr., of Warminster, is accused of planting and detonating a bomb that blew up a silver Ford Explorer in the driveway of the victim in Delran, Burlington County, on July 26.

Takacs made an initial appearance on Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Skahill in federal court in Camden. Skahil ordered that Takacs be held pending further court proceedings.

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said in a statement : “Disgruntled individuals who seek

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