Man accused of rigging explosive device across road
By Zach Rainey
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MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — State and federal investigators responded to a home in Marion, North Carolina, after a deputy found a trip wire attached to an explosive device.
On Saturday, a deputy with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a property check at a home in Marion when he noticed several strands of fishing line that stretched across the road in front of the home.
Deputies said the line was connected to a device pointed toward the road, which prompted the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to respond.
Authorities determined it to be a destructive explosive device.
The homeowner, identified as 52-year-old Joe Cooper, has been charged with the following:
Three counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction Possession of a firearm by felon Resisting a public officer Assaulting a government official
Cooper was booked into the McDowell County Detention Center under a $175,000 bond.
No other details have been released.
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