A New Hampshire man accused of planting explosives under his neighbor’s home has been arrested.
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A New Hampshire man accused of placing live explosives underneath his neighbor’s porch has been arrested, according to local media reports.
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The man, identified as Tirar Tortorello, a resident of Laconia, was captured on video placing a mysterious package beneath the porch of a home, according to WMUR, citing police.
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An attorney for Tortorello could not immediately be reached for comment by McClatchy News.
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The occupant of the home called police concerned that the package was filled with drugs, WMUR reported, but responding officers said they found something more dangerous.
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“As I was unwrapping that bag, I could see a white PVC pipe with what looked like a fuse connected to it,” an officer stated in an affidavit, according to the Associated Press.
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A bomb squad was then dispatched to the home and determined the package’s contents to be “three pipe bombs filled with gun powder,” according to the AP.
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Afterwards, a shelter-in-place order was sent out to area residents, and the bomb squad exploded the bombs in an undisclosed, safe location, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
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Tortorello was arrested at a traffic stop and charged with “three Class A felonies of possession with an infernal device,” according to the outlet. It’s not clear what his motivation might have been.
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A spokesperson for the Laconia Police Department did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment.
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Laconia is about 25 miles north of Concord.
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