Disneyland arrest: 22-year-old Disneyland employee arrested after explosion, A Disneyland employee has been arrested in connection with a dry ice explosion that took place at the park on Tuesday, the Anaheim Police Department announced Wednesday.
Christian Barnes, 22, of Long Beach, was taken into custody Tuesday night after the incident, which took place around 5:30 p.m. near Mickey's Toontown, reports KCBS in Los Angeles. He was charged with possessing a destructive device just hours after the blast, said Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn.
"We take matters like this very seriously and are working closely with local authorities," said Suzi Brown, Disneyland Resort's Director of Media Relations.
No injuries in apparent dry-ice Disneyland blast
Anaheim Police officers responding to reports of a small bang were directed to a trash can, where they found "remnants of a water bottle, which is indicative of a dry ice explosion," St. Bob Dunn said in a statement.
The area was evacuated as a precaution, but no damage or injuries were reported.
"All of a sudden you hear this huge pop and you see some stuff out of the trash can," witness Treyson Brown said.
Barnes, an outdoor vending cast member, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device.
He's being held on $1 million bail.
Detectives found fragments of a water bottle in the trash can and believe Barnes placed dry ice inside it to create the explosion, the police spokesman said.
A telephone listing for a Christian Barnes in Long Beach rang unanswered Wednesday.
Officials say it's possible Barnes, who was interviewed at the park after the incident, may have planted the water bottle as a prank. Authorities say they believe he was acting alone.
Mickey's Toontown, designed to make visitors feel like they've entered an old-fashioned cartoon, "is an interactive metropolis full of topsy turvy architecture and screwy sculptures," according to the Disneyland website.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Disneyland arrest: 22-year-old Disneyland employee arrested after explosion
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