Dennis Mahon Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Scottsdale Bombing Case

PHOENIX Dennis Mahon, 61, of Davis Junction, Ill., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 40 years in prison for conspiracy to damage buildings and property by means of explosive (Count 1), and malicious damage of a building by means of explosive (Count 2) to run concurrently, and 33 months on distribution of information related to explosives (Count 3) to also run concurrently. Following a sixweek trial in February 2012, a federal jury found Mahon guilty on all three counts in the superseding indictment in the 2004 bombing of the City of Scottsdale Office of Diversity and Dialogue, and the injury to Donald Logan and other victims. The evidence at trial showed that a bomb detonated at the City of Scottsdale Office of Diversity and Dialogue on February 26, 2004, causing injury to Donald Logan, Renita Linyard, and others. The evidence also showed that Mahon had specific knowledge of how the bomb, addressed to Donald Logan, was constructed. The evidence further showed that Mahon conspired with other individuals on behalf of the White Aryan Resistance to promote racial violence. The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the United States Postal Service; and the Scottsdale Police Department.