Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee [View all]

Source: USA today



Authorities found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home while arresting a man who had threatened to kill public officials.

August 3, 2025 9:03 p.m. ET

Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home while apprehending a man who had threatened to kill public officials and local law enforcement personnel, authorities said Aug. 2.
Investigators and sheriff's deputies went to a residence on Aug. 1 in the community of Old Fort, located just north of the Tennessee-Georgia border, seeking to arrest Kevin Wade O’Neal on active warrants, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. O’Neal, 54, was accused of threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel in the county.

While taking him into custody, the sheriff's office said in a statement that deputies noticed "something was smoldering" in the bedroom where the suspect was found. They observed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device, also known as IED...................









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