A Franklin man was arrested after police say they found explosive devices that were intended to blow up Franklin Simpson Middle School.<\/p>\n
According to the citation from the Franklin Police Department, they received information from a witness that 18 year-old Trey Gwathney Law had explosive devices in the shed behind his house on N. Railroad Street.<\/p>\n
The witness told police he was in the shed and saw the devices. He also said Gwathney Law told him he planned on blowing up the middle school.<\/p>\n
Gwathney Law gave officers permission to search the shed and police say inside an old stove they found four Molotov Cocktails with rags coming out of the bottles, sealing liquid inside. Police also found another glass bottle containing liquid that was sealed with a cork, melted wax, and a fuse coming out of the wax. The citation also says there was a strong odor of gasoline coming from the stove.<\/p>\n
Gwathney Law was arrested and taken to the Simpson County Jail. He is facing charges of Terroristic Threatening and Possession of a Destructive Device.<\/p>\n
Source: WBKO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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