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Southern California deputies recover partially assembled improvised explosives
A 38-year-old man was arrested after deputies in Riverside County found him in possession of dozens of illegal firearms, bomb-making materials and ammunition, authorities announced Thursday. In a news release, officials with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said that Brandon Edwards, a resident of Homeland, was spotted by deputies in an alleged stolen vehicle near Glen Oaks and Pratt roads in Temecula on the morning of June 8. After conducting a traffic stop and searching the vehicle, deputies located four firearms – a mix of rifles and handguns – suppressors and a large amount of ammunition. Edwards was then arrested on weapons charges and possession of a stolen vehicle. During a follow-up investigation at his Homeland residence in the 25000 block of Rocky Ridge Road, approximately 20 miles from where deputies took him into custody, authorities recovered dozens of illegal firearms, more ammunition, explosive making materials and homemade improvised explosive devices in the process of being assembled. Investigators also say the 38-year-old was manufacturing illegal firearms and selling them. No motive was provided for why the suspect was assembling improvised explosive devices and it's unclear if the man intended to set them off and where. Handwritten notes, HAM radio help rescue mother, son lost in California forest RCSD's Hazardous Device Team responded to the residence to safely seize the materials. Edwards is now facing additional charges related to weapons possession, criminal threats and possession of bomb-making materials. He is currently being held without bail at the Cois Byrd Detention Center. Anyone with information about the ongoing investigation is urged to contact RCSD Deputy Richard Schweitzer at 951-696-3063. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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3 days ago
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Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
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3 days ago
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Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
