A Philadelphia man will head to trial on charges he threatened to bomb St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown and turn it into a “graveyard.”
Svyatoslav Burik, 28, will face trial multiple counts of bomb threats, stalking, terroristic threats and harassment. Burik waived his right to preliminary hearing before District Judge John Kelly Thursday morning.
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According to court papers, Burik made multiple threats in March against St. Mary Medical Center via Facebook and said he would turn it into a “graveyard.”
Here is a sampling of the messages about the hospital allegedly posted on Facebook by Burik: (Obscenities have been edited)
- I wish to make hamburger meat out of all those who hold any minute association with St. Mary’s medical center. How many hale Mary’s? I think I’ve used all mine up.
- A pipe bomb with rosary beads. Metal ones of course. Where’s the Unabomber when you need him. I’ll show em a little home grown.
- Turn that f**king place into a graveyard.
- It’ll be federal, but it’ll be worth it for the screams of anguish and the message conveyed
- Have fun at work Monday, c**ksuckers! Mother Mary gonna have a miscarry
- Who will cover their asses when they’re all burning alive? Who will corroborate their false claims and statements? When shrapnel is sent hurling through their skulls.
- Put a f**king pipe bomb in St. Mary’s c**t. Remember my name!!! RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRTFFFTFT
- When you kiss your cop husband and go to work to St Mary’s medical center, make sure that kiss means something. For there are those waiting for that right moment. Go to work. Do your f**king job. And die.
Police said in court papers they discovered Burik had previously been a patient at St. Mary Medical Center and was violent in 2009.
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About a year after he was released, a hospital staff member who was there when Burik was treated and knew him from outside the hospital received a threatening Facebook message from Burik, court papers said. The message was reported to hospital staff at the time but not police.
In July 2013, Burik reportedly sent another message to the hospital employee. He said he hoped the hospital was demolished while the staff member was inside and hope people would come after him that night with a “thirst for vengeance,” court papers read. Like the previous message, it was reported to hospital staff but not police.
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Burik is currently free on bail.
