Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly planting an explosive device on a train car in Idaho.
The Payette Police Department said it received reports “regarding a suspicious subject who was observed near a parked railroad car.”
“Upon arrival in the area, officers observed fresh footprints in the snow and were able to track them to a train car, where they located a suspected undetonated Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.),” a news release read.
“Officers followed the fresh prints in the snow to a camp trailer that was parked near a residence in the 600 Block of N. 8th Street,” it added.
“The suspect (identified as 40-year-old Payette resident, Brent Sharrai) attempted to flee from the camp trailer on foot but surrendered to Payette Police Officers after a short foot pursuit. Sharrai was taken into custody at that time on outstanding Payette County warrants. He was later booked into the Payette County Jail on those warrants, as well as additional charges for possession of a destructive device (felony), possession of a controlled substance (felony), possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor) and resisting and obstructing officers,” the release continued.
New: A 40-year-old man Brent Sharrai was arrested after he planted an IED on a train car in Payette, Idaho.
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Police said they notified Union Pacific Railroad, which put all trains scheduled to travel through the site on standby for five hours.
ADVERTISEMENTSharrai was initially booked into the Payette County Jail on outstanding warrants for recent misdemeanors, according to court records.
Police said they obtained a warrant to search the trailer where he was staying and found “items similar to the device found on the train car,” as well as controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.
Sharrai was later charged with felony possession of a destructive device, felony possession of a controlled substance, as well as misdemeanors for drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.
Payette police said further federal charges of possession and manufacturing of a destructive device are pending while the FBI completes its investigation.
Payette police officers responded to on Wednesday after reports of a suspicious individual attempting to set something on fire near a parked railroad car. Officers… pic.twitter.com/FNym9ajiqU
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“Due to the dangers posed by the I.E.D., the Nampa Bomb Squad was requested for assistance in rendering the device safe. Union Pacific was also notified and all trains scheduled to travel through the incident site were put on standby for approximately 5 hours, until the scene was determined to be safe. An agent with the F.B.I. also responded to the scene to assist with the investigation,’ the news release read.
“The Nampa Bomb Squad utilized their specialized robot to remove the IED from the train car and later detonated the device to render it safe,” it added.
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