Orange County District Attorney Press Release, For Immediate Release: Case # 13HF2631: August 29, 2013
FORMER MARINE CHARGED WITH POSSESSING NON-LETHAL GRENADE AND MILITARY FUSES IN JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT
SANTA ANA – A former Marine has been charged with illegally bringing a non-lethal grenade, knife, and other military materials into John Wayne Airport (JWA) by checking them in his bag and carrying them on his person. Gregory Thomas Salyer, 23, Independence, KY, is charged with one felony count of placing a destructive device in a checked baggage, two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, one felony count of receiving stolen property, and one misdemeanor count of carrying a switch-blade knife on his person. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison. Salyer is being held on $500,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned today, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Department CJ-1, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading