Minneapolis Man Bombed Hair Salon, Vandalized It A Year Later: Feds

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man is accused of bombing a local hair salon, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Wednesday.

Michael Allen Francisco, 59, faces one count of malicious use of explosive materials.

On Nov. 20, 2022, at about 2:50 a.m., a homemade explosive device detonated at a hair salon in Minneapolis, damaging the inside and outside.

A Ring video camera recording from the salon showed an adult male, later identified as Francisco, placing the explosive device on the window of the salon, according to investigators.

Francisco fled the area in a vehicle after the device detonated, authorities said.

According to prosecutors, on Nov. 6, 2023 — almost one year later — video footage captured Francisco vandalizing the same hair salon.

Francisco threw a landscaping rock through the window of the salon, causing the window to break, before fleeing the scene, authorities said.

Investigators collected DNA and other evidence that connected Francisco to both incidents, investigators said.

According to court documents, on March 28, 2024, officers and agents executed a search warrant at Francisco’s residence and found a jacket Francisco was wearing during the brick incident, multiple explosive components including suspected energetic powders and fuses, a .32 caliber revolver with ammunition, and methamphetamine.