Man accused of bringing pipe bomb to St. Luke’s Hospital will stand trial next week

He was nearly out the door.

All Brian Kunsman needed was a ride home to Philadelphia.

That’s when a nurse allegedly went through his belongings looking for a cell phone to arrange for Kunsman’s ride home from the hospital, according to court records.

Instead of a phone, the nurse allegedly found a pipe bomb that forced the evacuation of the emergency ward at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill.

A judge denied Kunsman’s attorney’s motion to suppress the evidence found in his backpack. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl ruled in May that the nurse didn’t need to obtain a warrant to search Kunsman’s pants and backpack because she’s not a police officer and wasn’t conducting a law enforcement search.

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