Daniel Collins, 18, Wichita, has been sentenced to five years for his role in bombing a south Wichita Apartment building.

Collins was convicted Jan. 29, 2008, on one count of setting off explosives that damaged the Kingsborough Apartments at 2732 S. Seneca. He was acquitted on two other counts: bombing another building and stealing explosives.

Collins was arrested along with Antonio J. Ray and Nathan L. Gunter when police stopped their car on Aug. 17, 2007, after a series of explosions in Wichita.

Evidence presented at trial showed:
– Gunter drove the car while Collins and Ray placed the bombs.
– At 2732 S. Seneca, Collins and Ray placed a lighted explosive device in an entry way to the apartments.
– The explosion caused an estimated $126,129 damage to the building.     

Gunter and Ray both pleaded guilty to two counts of arson by means of explosives. Gunter was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Ray was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in federal prison.

U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren commended the Wichita Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Kansas State Fire Marshal, the Wichita Fire Department, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley for their work on the case.