Victim of collar bomb a participant in

robbery plot, sources say

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Brian Wells, the Pennsylvania pizza deliveryman who died when a bomb
attached to his neck detonated, was involved in the plot that took his life, two sources with knowledge of
the investigation said.

Brian Wells carries a plastic bag of cash after robbing a bank on August 28, 2003, in Erie,
Pennsylvania.

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Charges against two other persons allegedly involved in the case were expected be announced at a
Wednesday news conference, sources said.

Wells died August 28, 2003, in Erie, Pennsylvania, after he claimed gunmen had grabbed him, locked the
bomb around his neck and ordered him to rob a bank. After the robbery, he was detained, sat on the
pavement and recounted the story to police. A bomb squad was called, but the device exploded before
the squad arrived.

Two sources said one of the individuals who will be indicted is Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, who has been
linked to the case for years. Investigators have said the body of her boyfriend was found in a freezer in a
home close to where Wells made his final delivery.

Diehl-Armstrong is in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill in the murder of her boyfriend.
One of the sources said the other person expected to be charged is Kenneth Barnes, whom the source
described as a fishing buddy of Wells.

One source said that the two people "are expected to be charged with conspiracy to commit bank
robbery and using a firearm in connection with commission of a crime." Watch pizza deliveryman sit and

wait with a bomb around his neck »

The U.S. attorney, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI have scheduled
a news conference Wednesday afternoon "to announce a major development in the investigation,"
according to a press advisory.

The U.S. attorney's office and law enforcement agencies involved refused to comment because the case
is still under seal.

Earlier this week, Diehl-Armstrong's lawyer, public defender Thomas Patton, asked a judge to issue a
gag order preventing a public news conference to announce the charges.

He argued extensive media coverage would be damaging to his client's case. The attorney's motion said
"it is anticipated that an indictment will be forthcoming shortly." He said in his court motion his client had
been questioned in connection with the case.

Neither Patton nor Diehl-Armstrong's personal attorney, Lawrence D'Ambrosio, returned calls for
comment. D'Ambrosio said that Diehl-Armstrong is not guilty, according to The Associated Press.

D'Ambrosio said Diehl-Armstrong may have been acquainted with some of the people involved in the
case but did not know Wells or plan his death, AP reported. E-mail to a friend

CNN's Kelli Arena, Kevin Bohn and Carol Cratty contributed to this report.

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