11-02-2015 18:40 via kerngoldenempire.com

Man convicted in balloon explosion gets 3 years probation

A man accused of blowing up a large latex balloon on the Fourth of July has been sentenced. The explosion injured four people.

James Trino, 49, pleaded no contest last month to a felony charge of possessing a destructive device.

Trino and Julian Elizondo, 44. were found to have made devices out of large latex balloons and an explosive gas.

The explosion happened during a wedding reception..

Elizondo pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor accessory charge last month and recei
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