A man who left two bombs behind at his employer's business after he was fired has been sen-tenced to 60 days in jail.

Robert Paul Marr, 21, originally was charged with two counts of possession of an explosive device, a second-degree felony, after a pipe bomb and a plastic bag filled with explosives were found at a Salt Lake County furniture-installation business Feb. 26. Marr pleaded guilty to one third-degree felony.The owner found the bombs after Marr returned about a week after being fired.

Marr, who had been living at the business, said he had stored the bombs above a restroom and had returned to retrieve them, said defense attorney Kristine Rogers.

Marr told police he made the bombs to explode in the desert.

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Third District Judge Philip Palmer also ordered Marr to undergo a mental-health evaluation and alcohol-abuse treatment during three years probation.

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