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Man jailed for chemical bomb explosion
Updated: Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013, 9:40 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013, 11:22 PM EST
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) - Police say a man is in custody for allegedly setting off a chemical or bottle bomb in a residential area of Williamsburg Tuesday night.
According to Major Greg Riley with the Williamsburg Police Department, crews responded to the 400 block of Merrimac Trail just before 8 p.m. for a loud explosion and smoke.
Riley said an exploded chemical or bottle bomb was found on scene and 26-year-old Casey Shanholtz is in custody.
No one was injured and the suspect is not a resident of the area.
Shanholtz will likely be charged with manufacture, possession and use of firearm, bomb or explosive materials, according to Riley.
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