The attorney for the accused Beaumont bomber has filed a motion in federal court to dismiss
the indictments against his client. Attorney Ryan Gertz has filed the motion on behalf of 41-year
old Jonathan Torres. Torres is accused of setting off an explosive device at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church on Delaware Street and placing an explosive outside of the Starbucks on
Dowlen Road. Both incidents occurred in 2017. Gertz has also filed for a conditional plea.