Biography
Ian Jacob Wallace was convicted of attempting to destroy federal property in the November 2001 attempted firebombing at Michigan Technological University. The offense occurred in 2001; his federal prosecution and imprisonment did not begin that year. He was sentenced March 23, 2009 to three years and restitution. The federal locator confirms release January 12, 2012 under register 13945-040. Exact arrest and executed prison-admission dates remain unresolved.
Birth-year source
contemporaneous sentencing report, March 26, 2009.
2010s audit verified October 12, 2026: The original FBI/U.S. Attorney report dated March27,2009 says sentencing occurred Monday, March23,2009. The 2001 date describes the attempted bombing, not arrest or prison admission, and those unsupported dates and total were cleared. The BOP locator identifies Ian Jacob Wallace, register13945-040, and confirms actual release January12,2012, not January11. The contemporary reproduced news report gives June1 as a future sentence start; without executed admission evidence it is not recorded as an actual admission.
