ALBANY – Federal authorities Wednesday announced that Jonathan Plunkett, 23, of Troy, was sentenced on July 22 to two years and three months in federal prison,  after which he must serve three years of supervised release.

The sentence was imposed following Plunkett’s March 25, 2009 guilty plea in which he admitted participating in a conspiracy to manufacture and deal explosive materials; as well as a conspiracy to possess and transfer destructive devices without complying with applicable Treasury Department regulations.

He admitted that on one occasion in late September 2008, and on another occasion in mid-November 2008, Aaron Scorsone and he agreed to sell four home-made explosive devices to an informant. The devices were obtained from between 40 to 50 home-made explosive devices (without fragmentation) that Scorsone had previously purchased from Scott Monroe.

The sale price for the first explosive device was $10 and the three additional explosive devices were sold for $30 each. 

On one occasion in early October 2008, and on another separate occasion in late October 2008, Plunkett and Scorsone agreed to sell eight additional home-made explosive devices to the informant.   These eight devices were composed of the same materials and components as the device previously sold to the informant, however, these devices also contained hundreds of metal BBs fastened by glue to the exterior of the devices, thereby constituting fragmentation.  The sale price for the explosive devices with fragmentation was set at $30 per device.