Silver Spring bottle bomber gets 18 years in slammer

Manuel Joyner-Bell, who entered an Alford plea admitting the state of Maryland had enough evidence to convict him of a rash of bottle bomb throwing incidents in area movie theaters last year, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Prince Georges County Friday.

One of the bottle bombs was detonated at the Regal Majestic Stadium 20 theaters in downtown Silver Spring last May 4 at 1:00 AM.