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2 indicted for attempting to set off explosive devices inside Wawa during civil unrest, prosecutors say
PHILADELPHIA - Two Philadelphia residents have been arrested and charged for their alleged attempt to set off explosive devices inside a Wawa during the civil unrest last summer, federal prosecutors announced Friday.The indictment alleges that in early June 2020, Michael Fields, 34, and Desiree Adorno, 65, conspired with other individuals to break into a Wawa store on Richmond Street in Philadelphia. According to prosecutors, in addition to stealing merchandise from the store, the indictment alleges that the two had explosive devices in their possession, one of which was placed inside a lottery machine inside the Wawa, and two of which were placed near a safe and a cash register in the middle of the store.Police arrived at the store before