Cops find trove of unexploded IEDs at home of Tennessee man accused of making threats to officials
Story by Graig Graziosi • 5h
Sheriff's deputies in Tennessee found 14 improvised explosive devices in the home of a man who allegedly was planning to detonate them when law enforcement arrived, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Detectives accompanied deputies on Friday to the home of Kevin Wade O'Neal, 54, to arrest him on active warrants. O'Neal is accused of threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel.
While the deputies were arresting O’Neal, the noticed that something was burning in the bedroom where they found him, according to NBC News. They examined the object and determined that it was an improvised explosive device (IED).
The deputies requested assistance from the state's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and local bomb squad officers.
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