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Couple pleads guilty to detonating several bombs around Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Some couples bond over watching TV, traveling or painting together. But one couple did it by running around town blowing things up in the middle of the night.

In court Monday, they admitted that was pretty dumb.

David Surman, Jr. said he “didn’t even mean to scare people” when he set off a series of explosives in and around Milford Township in the wee hours of the night in 2018.

Authorities spent months in 2018 trying to figure out who was responsible for the blasts.

The 33-year-old apologized after accepting a plea deal that means he’ll spend roughly one to two years in county prison and be on probation for ten years thereafter.

Surman, Jr. also admitted to having a weapon of mass destruction.

The deal also included charges in a separate case related to child pornography discovered on his devices.

Surman Jr.'s girlfriend, Tina Smith, was right beside him in court. She pleaded guilty to one count of possession of explosive incendiary devices with intent to use.

Smith was sentenced to four and a half years probation.

“My client’s a good person. She took ownership for doing some very stupid things,” said Robert Goldman, Smith’s attorney.

Goldman called their actions foolish and stupid, but said the couple did it for fun.

Prosecutors said they put the community at risk.

“I don’t see how anyone could have thought it was fun, but clearly were just so grateful no one got injured in all this,” attorney Antonetta Stancu told WFMZ.

Smith and Surman, Jr. have dated for more than a decade and are sticking together.

Smith's attorney said the couple would have either backed out of the deal or pulled a courtroom surprise if they couldn't live together while on probation.

“It might not have been a deal breaker, because we almost arranged a marriage between them in the courtroom in case the judge denied to unmarried people to cohabitate,” said Goldman.

"They'll be under a tight watch," assured Stancu.

Surman, Jr. apologized for the bombs and said he’ll work to improve his life in the future.