After getting fired, feds say he set off a car bomb at former employer’s NJ house Dan Alexander Updated: August 8, 2025 Canva/Townsquare Media

☑️ Michael Patrick Takacs was fired from his job in May 2025

☑️ The DOJ says he left an explosive device under his former boss's vehicle

☑️ It sent bolts and nails 100 feet around

DELRAN, N.J. — A Bucks County man is being held in jail after he was charged with setting off an explosive device under his former boss’ vehicle at her New Jersey home.

Michael Patrick Takacs Jr., 43, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, remotely detonated the device on about 2:40 a.m. on July 26.

The bomb sprayed nails and bolts for 100 feet, penetrating her Ford Explorer and neighboring houses, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.

Security video shows Tak

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