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Opening statements began today in the trial of a man accused of planting a pipe bomb in a Huntington Home Depot.

Former Home Depot employee Daniel Sheehan, 50, is on trial for allegedly planting a pipe bomb in the lighting section of the store. Prosecutors say a disgruntled Sheehan demanded $2 million and threatened in letters to detonate three devices in three different stores.

The jury listened to two audio recordings of phone calls Sheehan allegedly made to Home Depot store manager Andrew Salvoni.

Salvoni testified today that he was scared for his employees, customers and family.

Sheehan's attorney says the defendant was battling depression and never intended for the device to work.

Sheehan faces a minimum of 30 years in federal prison if convicted of using a destructive device in an extortion plot.

Opening statements began today in the trial of a man accused of planting a pipe bomb in a Huntington Home Depot.    Former Home Depot employee Daniel Sheehan, 50, is on trial for allegedly planting a

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But on Sunday, we are going to watch showers throughout the day, the worst of this weather will get here at night. So at least that's the good news. Most of the really bad stuff with the heavy rain and strong winds will be overnight Sunday and hopefully we most of us are sleeping through it. So 55 Saturday, 60 on Sunday, but it will get breezy through the day, strong winds by the evening with that heavy rainfall, we could get 2 to 3 inches, maybe more in some spots. So that's some pretty heavy rain. There could be a little bit of flooding in some spots overnight. Sunday, here's a look at your Sunday timeline. The morning is dry, you see the clouds 10 a.m. we could have a spot shower. Most of that rainfall will come in after two, the heavier rain with the big front that's passing by will come in after eight o'clock. So especially around midnight, that's when we could see the worst of it. So Saturday looks nice. It's partly sunny, it's warmer. We're in the fifties. Temperatures are about 10 degrees above normal. And by Sunday morning we start the day in the fifties, we're going up close to 60. This is two o'clock in the afternoon and we do see these showers popping up so they'll be hitting. You have to expect some wet weather on Sunday. But this big front that will bring the heavy steadier rain is off to our west until about eight o'clock in the evening. Slowly passing by overnight. This is 2 to 3 a.m. and we have that heavy rainfall with the strong winds in Suffolk County trekking towards the east end Monday morning and then it will get out of here during the height of that heavy rain. We could see winds gusting 40 to 50 MPH, but.

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Opening statements begin in trial of Daniel Sheehan, man accused of planting pipe bomb at Huntington Home Depot