Officers in Tennessee discovered 14 improvised explosive units in a person’s dwelling whereas they have been arresting him this week on suspicion of threatening officers, the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
Sheriff’s deputies and detectives went to an deal with Friday in search of to arrest Kevin Wade O’Neal on lively warrants. O’Neal was accused of threatening to kill public officers and legislation enforcement personnel within the county, in keeping with an announcement from the sheriff’s workplace.
Whereas they have been taking him into custody, they observed one thing smoldering within the bed room the place they discovered O’Neal and decided it was an IED, officers mentioned.
Bomb squad officers and brokers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who searched the house discovered 14 IEDs inside, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. Detectives mentioned O’Neal’s plan was to detonate the bombs as legislation enforcement arrived to arrest him.
O’Neal, 54, faces a slew of prices, together with 11 counts of tried first-degree homicide, 14 counts of prohibited weapons and one depend of possession of explosive elements, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The tried homicide prices relate to the responding sheriff’s workplace personnel and two different individuals who have been on the scene, the workplace mentioned.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned O’Neal is being held at Polk County Jail and bond has but to be decided. It was not instantly clear whether or not he had authorized illustration.
John Filippelli contributed.
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