Albuquerque man charged after grenade found in home
By Nick Catlin
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — An Albuquerque man faces federal charges after investigators found a man made grenade inside a home.
Court documents show 46-year-old Jeff Bramlett is charged with possessing a firearm, the destructive device, that was not registered in national firearm registration record.
The charges come after Albuquerque police responded to the home after Bramlett requested medical assistance. Officers noticed what appeared to be hand grenades and contacted the FBI.
Agents were able to locate two resembled grenades in the living room. FBI and police bomb technicians were able to dissembled the devices and found one was a functional grenade, through a positive reaction to a flame test.
Bramlett will remain in federal custody until his trial. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
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