Tennessee man arrested with 5 pipe bombs
The probation officer and an accompanying Marion County Sheriff’s deputy paid Christopher Owens, who turned 32 that day, a visit at his Allen Lane home in Kimball at around 4:00 p.m. on Monday. When they searched his bedroom, they allegedly found the homemade bombs. Owens, who was convicted of committing theft over $1,000, was home with his girlfriend and a child The police chief said that the devices, which were filled with black powder, were not that potent. “I don’t think they were powerful enough to hurt anyone else, but they were a danger to the people in that home,” he said. Owens was charged with eight counts of reckless endangerment because there were eight people living in the home, Allison said. In addition to reckless endangerment, Owens was charged with felony possession of a firearm, kidnapping, domestic assault, possession of explosive components and drug possession, according to Allison. It was not immediately clear if Owens ...