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Wood Dale Man Busted For Explosives Stockpile

WOOD DALE, Ill. (CBS) – A Wood Dale man who claimed to be a fan of the Fourth of July had a stockpile of bomb-making materials, police say.

Bryan Roehr, 24, even tested some of his arsenal outside a local church, authorities say.

He is charged with possession of explosives. Police served a search warrant at his home in Wood Dale Thursday and say they found 5-foot cannon fuses, chemicals and other bomb-making materials.

Roehr is also suspected of planting a bomb in a dumpster behind a Bensenville church. No one was hurt.

Police say they were tipped off to the alleged bomb-making when he sent threatening text messages to a female acquaintance. He allegedly said her 2-year-old son's bedroom would be "a good place to put a pipe bomb."

Roehr is being held on $750,000 bond.

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