Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Greensboro man allegedly used explosives to destroy, trees; $500K bond set
A 21-year-old Greensboro man has been charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction, including improvised explosive devices, and is being held on a $500,000 bond, court records show. Jon Ksor faces five counts of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. Authorities said the alleged offenses occurred Jan. 29, 2026, and involved Ksor allegedly using…
Read MoreMan arrested after tire deflation spikes, explosive devices found in Henry County
A man was arrested after improvised explosive devices, evidence of tire deflation spikes, and more were found in a Collinsville residence, Henry County Sheriff’s Office said. HCSO said they received reports of tire deflation spikes intentionally placed in the area of Murphy Road and Virginia Avenue on Jan. 6, 2026. At least two vehicles sustained…
Read MoreUpton Man Sentenced For Placing Explosive Device At Oilfield
An Upton man will serve 30 months in federal prison after admitting he placed a potentially explosive device at an oilfield site near town last year. On Jan. 27, U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced 40-year-old David Riggle to 30 months’ imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for possessing a destructive…
Read MoreSuspect dead due to bomb explosion after police chase in Garvin County [OK]
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation said a man is dead due to an explosive device after leading police on a chase in Garvin County Friday morning. Authorities said 32-year-old Derek Davidson fled a Pauls Valley Police traffic stop around 10 a.m., where he accelerated to speeds over 100-miles-per-hour. The suspect came close to crashing with police…
Read More18-year-old accused of blowing up several manhole covers in Northern Virginia
Loudoun County fire officials have arrested a Leesburg teenager in connection with an explosion that rattled a northeast neighborhood last fall and sent manhole covers flying. The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office announced that Trent Lasher, 18, of Leesburg, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 29, following a months-long investigation into the Oct. 5,…
Read MoreLong Beach man pleads guilty to backing ISIS, homemade bomb charges
A Long Beach man accused of financially supporting ISIS and constructing a homemade bomb inside his home has pleaded guilty to federal terrorism-related charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 29, admitted to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to…
Read MoreMan charged over Invasion Day rally bomb scare after suspect device thrown into crowd
Security cameras have captured the moment a suspected homemade bomb was allegedly thrown into a crowd of thousands of Invasion Day protesters. More than 2500 people were evacuated from Forrest Place in Perth early on Monday afternoon after an improvised object police say contained “volatile and potentially explosive chemicals”, nails and metal ball bearings was…
Read MorePotential explosive device thrown into crowd at Perth Invasion Day rally, police say
Police are investigating whether a device thrown into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth contained explosives. About 300 people had gathered for the event at Forrest Place mall in the heart of Perth’s CBD around midday, local time. WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said officers arrested a 31-year-old man alleged to have thrown the…
Read More3 explosive devices removed from Altoona apartment, investigation ongoing
Three improvised explosive devices were removed from an Altoona apartment on Tuesday. According to the Altoona Police Department, they, along with the Altoona Fire Department, responded to a vacant apartment at the City Hall Commons, on 13th Avenue, for a report of suspicious devices. The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Squad was then called to 13th…
Read MoreMichigan church gunman called 911 with bomb threats to local churches minutes before attack
Gunman Thomas Jacob Sanford made his own call to emergency dispatchers minutes before he drove to a Michigan church in September, rammed his truck into the chapel, opened fire and set the building ablaze, according to newly released records. The documents, released first to ABC News by Grand Blanc Township Police, offer new details about…
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