Man charged after explosive devices found inside car that shut down I-90 at Mercer in October

U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorman announced Wednesday that a King County man appeared in court Tuesday and was charged by criminal complaint for possession of an explosive device that shut down Interstate 90 at Mercer in early October.

According to a press release from the Western District of Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office, Sokphana Soeung, 42, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession of a destructive device after explosive devices were found inside a car Soeung and his accomplice drove on I-90 in Bellevue on Oct. 12. Unlawful possession of a destructive device is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Bellevue police said they received a 911 call the morning of Oct. 12 about a suspicious car at Enatai Beach Park. When officers went to the park, they found two men passed out in the car near drug paraphernalia, according to the criminal complaint. Police laid down spike strips to prevent the men from driving off.

Read more: KIRO (Seattle, WA)