A judge had ordered a mental health evaluation for a California man arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people had planned to kill deputies and a judge

A man accused of setting off an improvised explosive device in a California courthouse, injuring at least five people and causing “significant and noticeable damage,” intended to kill deputies and a judge,

Nathaniel James McGuire, a 20-year-old man from Santa Maria, was arrested shortly after the Wednesday morning attack that injured at least five people. He was expected to make his first appearance in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

A man who officials say threw a bag into the Santa Maria Courthouse lobby that exploded, injuring five people this week, told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies working security at the building and also a judge, according to court documents.

A California man who officials say threw a bag into a courthouse lobby that exploded, injuring five people this week, told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies working security at the building and also a judge,

Nathaniel McGuire has been charged for allegedly throwing a backpack into a Santa Maria courthouse, which exploded, injuring five.