Police encouraged neighbors of a Kuna house to evacuate last weekend after explosive material was found.
Court documents and an arraignment shed new light on what law enforcement found to prompt such action.
The Idaho Statesman reports that after a domestic violence incident between Tyson Jardine and his wife on July 13, Jardine left the couple’s home and did not return.
His wife filed for divorce on July 19 and began cleaning out Jardine’s things on July 24 when she discovered concerning items in the garage.
Those included chemicals, beakers and glassware, as well as a ballistic vest with two hand grenades and a flashbang device.
Jardine’s wife called law enforcement and bomb squad technicians conducted a search of the property and found four live electric blasting caps, that X-rays confirmed were explosive devices.
Jardine was taken into custody and charged with five felony counts of unlawfully possessing an assembled bomb.
Fourth District Judge Adam Kimball set Jardine’s bail at $1 million and issued a no-contact order that bars him from seeing his wife or going to the Kuna home.
