Man sentenced for taking explosive device to area sports complex

An area man has learned his punishment for illegally transporting explosive materials.

James River Phillips, 21, was sentenced to three years of probation for illegally transporting explosive materials.

As previously reported by News Center 7, Phillips was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force after investigations in Mason, Oxford, and Liberty Township.

Federal court documents indicate that Lebanon police discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) around 12:30 a.m. in a parking garage of a large soccer complex on Sept. 22, 2024.

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