Woman arrested in MS after explosive device found in package

A woman was arrested after Mississippi authorities say they found a homemade explosive device in a suspicious package.

Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville.

Willis is being charged with attempted murder, and with planting or placing a bomb or explosive, or weapon of mass destruction.

On June 20, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a suspicious package on a victim’s car. The victim removed the package and gave it over to deputies once they arrived.

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