SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man who was arrested on an explosives charge after a blast killed his former girlfriend last week at her day spa was scheduled to appear in court Monday.
Stephen Beal, 59, faced a detention hearing in federal court in Santa Ana. He is charged with possessing an unregistered destructive device that the FBI says was found at his home.
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