CHEROKEE COUNTY, Okla -- A Tahlequah man was arrested Monday after investigators found an explosive device near Fort Gibson Lake.
On Sunday, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an explosive device that was found near Fort Gibson Lake.
Deputies located the device and called in the Oklahoma Highway Patrol bomb squad and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives for assistance. The device was then detonated.
Using the code found on one of the fittings of the pipe bomb, investigators were able to locate the suspect, Jacob Duncan, 26.
Investigators say Duncan admitted he had purchased the pipe and fittings, and constructed several devices. After searching Duncan's home, investigators found three more explosive devices.
Investigators also found firearms, ammunition, several methamphetamine labs and three explosive devices that were already detonated.
Duncan was arrested and booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center for possession/manufacture of an explosive device, endeavoring to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.
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