Resident arrested after multiple pipe bombs found in DeKalb condo community
A man was arrested after police said he planted at least six pipe bombs in his DeKalb County condominium community.
Daniel Corwell, 48, faces a number of charges, including possession and manufacturing of an explosive device, DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said Tuesday.
Corwell was a resident of Clairmont Terrace community on Northeast Expressway. Police were sent to the complex after another resident found a device in the courtyard about noon Monday, according to Vincent.
Officers at the scene confirmed the item was a pipe bomb and evacuated the community, she said.
During the evacuation, DeKalb bomb squad investigators found five more pipe bombs in Corwell’s unit, Vincent said.
“Those devices were safely removed and transported to a safe location where (they) will be disposed,” Vincent said.
Residents were not allowed inside their homes for hours while investigators were on the scene. A MARTA bus was brought to the complex to house people who were evacuated from their homes, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Just after midnight, the bomb squad gave the all-clear for residents to return to their homes. The area was deemed safe, police said on Twitter.
Corwell has been in police custody on unrelated charges since Sunday night, Vincent said. Police have not said when they believe he planted the pipe bombs in his condo.
In addition to manufacturing an explosive device, he is charged with aggravated assault on a public safety officer, reckless conduct, obstruction of officers and impeding or interfering with person enforcing littering laws, according to jail records.
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