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Man arrested after pipe bombs found during his eviction
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- A Central Texas man has been arrested after two pipe bombs were found in a home from which he was being evicted.
In a statement Wednesday, the Killeen Police Department said 36-year-old Christopher Rodney Lee Deborde was arrested Monday on a charge of possessing an improvised explosive and moved to the Bell County jail in Belton on Wednesday. Bond has been set at $200,000.
Jail records list no attorney for Deborde.
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According a police affidavit, a constable had served an eviction notice on Deborde on Friday when a cleaning crew brought out two pipe bombs found in the master bedroom. Deborde had already left the scene after being given a criminal trespass warning. The area was evacuated of nearby residents until a Fort Hood bomb squad made the area safe.
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A Central Texas man has been arrested after two pipe bombs were found in a home from which he was being evicted.
In a statement Wednesday, the Killeen Police Department said 36-year-old Christopher Rodney Lee Deborde was arrested Monday on a charge of possessing an improvised explosive and moved to the Bell County jail in Belton on Wednesday. Bond has been set at $200,000.
Jail records list no attorney for Deborde.
According a police affidavit, a constable had served an eviction notice on Deborde on Friday when a cleaning crew brought out two pipe bombs found in the master bedroom. Deborde had already left the scene after being given a criminal trespass warning. The area was evacuated of nearby residents until a Fort Hood bomb squad made the area safe.
