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Dara O’Connor Gets 24-Month Sentence for Destructive Devices

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. federal court sentenced Dara S. O'Connor, 30, to 24 months in prison.
The sentence adds two years supervised release and $43,612 restitution.
She pleaded guilty in May to possessing two unregistered destructive devices.
She was recorded attempting to ignite a south Kansas City warehouse designated for an ICE detention center.
Video shows her using lighter fluid, matches and fabric, then departing in a gray four-door vehicle.

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U.S. federal court sentenced Dara S. O'Connor, 30, to 24 months in prison.
The sentence adds two years supervised release and $43,612 restitution.
She pleaded guilty in May to possessing two unregistered destructive devices.
She was recorded attempting to ignite a south Kansas City warehouse designated for an ICE detention center.
Video shows her using lighter fluid, matches and fabric, then departing in a gray four-door vehicle.