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\nGrayson County authorities are investigating an explosive device left in a resident\u2019s mailbox over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\nGrayson County authorities are investigating an explosive device left in a resident\u2019s mailbox over the weekend.<\/p>\n
According to a report, the citizen said the device was left at their home on Beaver Dam Creek Road sometime during the night of July 16. The resident took the device to the Grayson County Sheriff\u2019s Office on July 18.<\/p>\n
Authorities believed the perpetrator tried to light the device and fled but it failed to detonate. They say the device could have detonated but the fuse didn\u2019t contact the igniter.<\/p>\n
They say if the device would have detonated, it could have caused death or serious injuries.<\/p>\n
The Grayson County Sheriff\u2019s Office is reminding everyone that placing an explosive device in a mailbox is a felony and can be punishable up to 5 years in prison.<\/p>\n
If you have any information regarding this incident, you are asked to call the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office at (270) 259-3024.<\/p>\n
There are no suspects at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
\nSource: WHAS <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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