By Chase Chapley
New details have emerged from the Lightning Bug’s capture
last week. Horace Wagner, a.k.a. the
Lightning Bug, had acquired some new equipment while staying at the Verzatt
Estates. This new equipment apparently
malfunctioned and caused the explosion.
Wagner had set up an alias in New Romford several months
ago, presumably to make connections with new partners. Sources within the NRPD are not commenting on
exactly who he was meeting with, but given his apartment at Verzatt Estates
under the alias John Smith, it is assumed he met or was attempting to meet with
rich clients.
At some point, Wagner was given new equipment to augment
his Lightning Bug suit. It malfunctioned
and caused the explosion at his apartment.
Wagner then fled the scene in his suit, followed by a small swarm of
insects, and was eventually captured by Speedster. The NRPD would not confirm what the new
equipment was exactly, but they did confirm that it wasn’t nuclear or otherwise
contagious. ATOM Labs scanned the room
and confirmed the results.
Wagner is currently in jail, awaiting trial for several
counts of destruction of property, illegal possession of advanced weaponry,
vandalism, battery, and unlawful possession of mutated organisms.
