WCSO: Man brought in explosive device to detention center

January 15, 2025

A homemade explosive device allegedly belonging to a Jonesborough man was found during the booking process at the Washington County Detention Center.

On Jan. 11, James Thomas Clay, 29, was arrested for various charges by the Johnson City Police Department, according to a release from the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office (WCSO).

While being booked into the Washington County Detention Center, deputies found a small, homemade device “believed to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)” in Clay’s belongings, the sheriff’s office reported.

Read more: WJHL

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