Officials arrest Annapolis man in connection to recovered destructive devices

An Annapolis man is facing multiple charges stemming from the alleged possession of a significant number of explosive devices found in his home.

According to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and the Office of the Fire Marshal, Fire/Arson & Explosives Investigative Bureau (FIB), Lee Ralston, 37, of Annapolis has been charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and possessing destructive devices.

Officials said on April 14, investigators executed a search-and-seizure warrant at a home in the 1200 block of Blackwalnut Lane in Annapolis. According to the fire department, FIB investigators recovered a significant number of suspected explosive devices from Ralston’s home.

The devices varied in size and composition and other material consistent with the construction of these devices was recovered. Ralston is facing 32 felony counts of manufacturing a destructive device as well as 32 felony counts of possession of a destructive device.

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