IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

On 22 September 2024, at approximately 1030 hours local time, York County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an apartment complex located off South Carolina Highway 274 in Lake Wylie for reports of a man vandalizing several apartment walls and cars with graffiti. Deputies discovered a suspicious device that had been unsuccessfully used to start a fire on the porch of one of the apartments. After arresting the 57-year-old man, deputies discovered the suspect’s car was rigged with a suspicious device.

On 13 September 2024, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered five unspecified explosive devices and unsecured firearms while searching a residence on the 4400 block of Holloway Church Road in Lexington after child abuse was reported at the home. Winston-Salem Bomb Squad technicians and ATF personnel responded to assist and rendered the devices safe. A 42-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon of mass death and destruction.
 

On 8 September 2024, at approximately 1530 hours local time, Eden Police Department officers stopped a vehicle in Eden that appeared to have a fake license plate. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered drugs and an IED. The Greensboro Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Team was called to assist and removed the device. No additional device details were released. The 49-year-old male driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction and possession of a controlled substance.

On 28 August 2024, at approximately 1033 hours local time, Rowan County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) received a report of an explosion inside a mailbox at a residence on the 1800 block of N.C. Highway 152 West near China Grove. RCSO deputies and Cabarrus County Bomb Squad technicians responded to the scene, where they determined the initial explosion was caused by a pyrotechnic device. A secondary search uncovered a second device, described as a commercial pyrotechnic mortar inside an adjacent mailbox.

On 12 August 2024, at approximately 0020 hours local time, Nashville Police Department officers and Nashville Fire Department crews responded to reports of a vehicle on fire. Police officers smelled gasoline inside the vehicle, and fire crews extinguished the remains of the blaze. After a K-9 discovered an incendiary device inside the car, Fire marshals from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called to inspect the vehicle, confirmed gasoline was inside the car, and declared the fire an act of arson. No further information has been released. The investigation is ongoing.