A man in Putnam County is being held without bond due to not cooperating with investigators after he was charged with possessing an explosive, aggravated battery, and illegal possession of a gun silencer.
New Insider Deals are here, and you’re going to love them!Bomb squad searches the vehicle of a man charged with carrying explosives after a chemical pipe bomb exploded on a deputy.Charles Legault’s pickup truck was pulled over because the attached license plate was not assigned to the vehicle. A chemical pipe bomb exploded on the deputy as he searched the truck.Legault is reported to have had two handguns, 20 rounds of ammunition, and an unregistered gun silencer when he was searched.
A man in Putnam County is charged with possessing explosives after a chemical pipe bomb exploded on a deputy during a search.The bomb can be seen on the deputy’s bodycam. The video of the explosion is withheld because the case is under investigation. Detectives said the bomb had chunks of chlorine on one side of the device and a liquid believed to be brake fluid on the other side.
Although Legault told deputies he was storing the chlorine in the tube to prevent wasting it, Hackney said the words on the valve tell investigators there was criminal intent to cause harm. He added that given all the red flags that were mentioned, investigators will dig deep into Legault’s life to make sure he wasn’t planning an attack.
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