Tennessee man threatened to kill public officials, kept explosive devices in his home, authorities say By Jared Ochacher
August 2, 2025 / 3:04 PM EDT /
CBS News Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a man who threatened to kill public officials and had explosive devices in his Polk County home.
Polk County Sheriff's deputies on Friday executed an arrest warrant for 54-year-old Kevin Wade O'Neal at his house in Old Fort, an unincorporated community about an hour east of Chattanooga, for allegedly threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel, according to a news release. ... ATF agents, along with local authorities, searched O'Neal's residence and found 14 explosive devices, the news release said. Investigators also determined that O'Neal attempted to detonate the explosives upon the officers' arrival and while they were attempting to apprehend him. ...
Story doesn't name which public officials may have been in this guy's crosshairs.
