BEAUMONT — The attorney for the alleged Beaumont bomber believes his client shouldn't be labeled as the main suspect until the indictments are released.
Defense attorney Ryan Gertz said right now, he believes there is no actual evidence linking Jonathan Torres to the explosive devices that were found at a Beaumont Starbucks and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Gertz added that while his client has a criminal background, none of his offenses have been violent. Torres was arrested last Thursday, May 25, after a raid at his home in north Beaumont.
"It is very tempting to jump to conclusions in a case like this," Gertz said. "There's a lot of factors about this that indicate he was not trying to be harmful and actually try to hurt someone."
Gertz said that Torres's background in the Navy and the Army could have resulted in his behavioral change.
Torres' detention hearing will be held at the federal courthouse May 31.