Alabama man charged with detonating an explosive near Attorney General’s Office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama announced that an Irondale, Alabama, resident was charged with detonating an explosive device right outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.
According to the attorney’s office, 26-year-old Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert was arrested on Wednesday on charges of malicious use of an explosive device and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
Based on the indictment and information shared by the attorney’s office in a press release, an explosive device went off on Feb. 24 around 3:45 a.m. outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office near the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street.
The attorney’s office says no one was injured during the incident and there was no major damage to nearby buildings. ALEA agents and troopers along with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agents and Montgomery Police Officers responded to where the device detonated.
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Calvert is scheduled to appear in a Montgomery federal court on Wednesday. If Calvert is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
The Alabama Attorney General issued the following statement regarding Calvert’s arrest.
“My staff and I are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning knowing that this individual has been taken off the streets. Although more information will be provided in the weeks to come, I think it is safe to say that this was not a random act of violence. We are grateful to our federal and local partners for their assistance in this matter and are pleased that the offender faces federal charges carrying significant prison time.”
Attorney General Steve Marshall
The FBI Mobile Field Office, Montgomery Resident Agency Office, ALEA, and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office investigated Calvert’s case. Middle District of Alabama Assistant U.S. Attorneys Russell Duraski and Brett Talley are prosecuting the case.
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