Barry Wright, who was found guilty on Tuesday of causing his ex-wife’s car to explode, has died in custody. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) reports that Wright died on Thursday while in custody at Liberty County Jail.

Barry Wright, the man accused of detonating an explosive in his ex-wife’s car in July 2019, died in custody at the Liberty County Jail.

A Savannah man convicted this week on federal charges in connection to rigging his wife's car to explode has died in custody. Barry Wright, 57, was taken into custody back in July 2019, days after a car burst into flames on Columbus Drive at Reynolds Street.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirms Barry Wright, the man who was convicted Tuesday of remotely detonating an explosive device that was planted in his ex-wife’s car, has died while in custody at the Liberty County jail.

A man has been found guilty of planting an explosive device in his ex-wife’s car, causing a fire that left half of her body burned. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Barry Wright was found guilty late Tuesday evening on three counts: use of a weapon of mass destruction,