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Records: More than 40 pipe bombs found in Arizona man's home
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Records: Arizona man built dozens of pipe bombs because wife feared government collapse
Jeffrey Metcalf was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making pipe bombs out of his home over the course of four years, according to Maricopa County court records released Friday.
Officials said a DPS task force found 42 pipe bombs in his home with enough raw materials to make at least 30 more. Metcalf took extra steps, including adding shrapnel and sealing the end caps, to make the device more lethal.
This wasn't the first time Metcalf had been caught with explosives, according to the probable cause statement filed in court documents. He was investigated in 2008 for making an imitation improvised explosive device while he was in the U.S. Marine Corps. Metcalf allegedly told investigators he built the IED to show how easy they were to make.
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He told authorities he made the pipe bombs in his home over four years at the request of his estranged wife, who he described as a "ultra-prepper" who feared the collapse of the U.S. Government, the statement said. He moved the bombs to his Payson home three years ago before bringing them back to Mesa in February.
A former Marine told authorities he kept a cache of more than 40 pipe bombs in his Arizona home to please his wife, who believed they would be needed if the U.S. government collapsed, according to court documents released Friday.
Jeffrey Dennis Metcalf, 51, is facing 40 counts of manufacturing, selling and possessing prohibited weapons. He was released from a Phoenix jail Thursday on $50,000 bond.
Police discovered 41 pipe bombs in a cooler in Metcalf's suburban Mesa garage and one in a backyard trash can, the documents state, adding that components to make 30 more were found in his car.
Jeffrey Dennis Metcalf, 51, is facing 40 counts of manufacturing, selling and possessing prohibited weapons. He was released from a Phoenix jail Thursday on $50,000 bond.
Police discovered 41 pipe bombs in a cooler in Metcalf's suburban Mesa garage and one in a backyard trash can, the documents state, adding that components to make 30 more were found in his car.
The Latest US and World News - USATODAY.com
Records: Arizona man built dozens of pipe bombs because wife feared government collapse
Jeffrey Metcalf was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making pipe bombs out of his home over the course of four years, according to Maricopa County court records released Friday.
Officials said a DPS task force found 42 pipe bombs in his home with enough raw materials to make at least 30 more. Metcalf took extra steps, including adding shrapnel and sealing the end caps, to make the device more lethal.
This wasn't the first time Metcalf had been caught with explosives, according to the probable cause statement filed in court documents. He was investigated in 2008 for making an imitation improvised explosive device while he was in the U.S. Marine Corps. Metcalf allegedly told investigators he built the IED to show how easy they were to make.
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He told authorities he made the pipe bombs in his home over four years at the request of his estranged wife, who he described as a "ultra-prepper" who feared the collapse of the U.S. Government, the statement said. He moved the bombs to his Payson home three years ago before bringing them back to Mesa in February.
You're probably right Lilibet, she probably didn't ask him to make those. I am sure he thought it sounded like a reasonable explation at the time. Like they would say "oh, well that's okay then." or something. Wackodoodle!
