Article: 'I Tried to Kill My Father,' Man Allegedly Told Police; Pipe Bombing Defendant Faces Detention Hearing

Prescott Sigmund, charged in the July 12 pipe bomb explosion that critically injured his half brother, told police that "I tried to kill my father," according to court papers filed by prosecutors yesterday.

Prosecutors said the remarks were made Nov. 9, after Sigmund, a fugitive, surrendered to police in Missoula, Mont. The statements were detailed in a document filed in U.S. District Court in Washington in which the U.S. attorney's office argued that Sigmund should remain jailed without bond. He faces a detention hearing today.

In the court papers, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeanne M. Hauch cited the seriousness of the crime and the possibility that Sigmund might flee.

"This defendant could ...

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