Foreclosed Homeowner Accused Of Leaving Behind Suspicious Devices Faces Felony Charges As Cops Evacuate Area Residents

In Riverside, California, KABC-TV Channel 7 reports:

• Bomb disposal experts [were] at a foreclosed home in Riverside [last week] that was apparently booby-trapped. Several suspicious devices were also located on the property. Realtor Ken Kelley was on the property inspecting the house [...] when he saw what appeared to be pipe bombs [...].

• Officers arrested the former homeowner, identified as 42-year-old Daniel Gherman from Riverside. Bomb squads detonated one of several devices found on the property. The device was apparently a fake bomb, but they also found what appeared to be a booby trap.

• Residents in the area were evacuated for a short time. Experts are still working to make sure there are no more dangerous devices in or around the house, and they are concerned the house may be booby-trapped inside. Kelley said there were tripwires inside the home. [...] Even though the pipe bombs outside the home turned out to be fake, Gherman is still facing felony charges, and more charges may be added, depending on what authorities find inside.

For the story, see Foreclosed home apparently booby-trapped.

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