The next time you watch a video from the man behind the popular science-focused YouTube channel King of Random, you might be hearing a message about the danger and legal risks of explosives.
Jonathan Grant Thompson, of South Jordan, has agreed with Utah prosecutors to make at least two YouTube videos discussing “physical safety and/or the legal risks associated with experiments that could be dangerous,” according to a plea in abeyance agreement filed in court Monday. He agreed to make mention of “being considerate of neighbors” in at least one of the videos.
The resolution comes several months after the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office charged Thompson with two counts of second-degree felony possession of an explosive device for allegedly conducting incendiary experiments in his backyard on two different occasions.