PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Puyallup man has been arrested for allegedly threatening his neighbors with a “homemade explosive device” just after midnight on July 4.
When the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Hazard Device Squad responded to the call, they found a homemade pipe bomb inside the man’s garage during a search.
“The device was determined to be extremely dangerous and was safely transported approximately one block away to a secure location, where Bomb Squad technicians safely detonated it and disposed of it,” the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said.
The 48-year-old homeowner was arrested and is expected to face multiple felony charges and a possible federal charge for the explosive device.
No one was injured.
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