The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that their office along with Owensboro Police Department are currently serving a warrant in the area of Indian Creek Loop in Stonegate subdivision. The warrant is in relation to the suspicious ammo box found last Thursday.
DCSO Major Barry Smith confirmed there is one suspect at this time.
Owensboro Times reported Friday that Owensboro farmer Paul Davis was bush-hogging a field near Countryside subdivision in east Daviess County on Thursday, when he said he came across a large metal box, often referred to as an ammunition box. Inside, Davis said he discovered handguns, crystal meth and at least three shrapnel-type bombs, prompting him to notify the authorities.
DCSO Head of Criminal Investigations Bill Thompson said Thursday that the bomb squad had performed a roadside detonation with at least one of the devices. While all the pieces of that particular device are being logged into evidence, Thompson said he was not sure there were three bombs inside the box.
“There was a lot of material in there that could’ve possibly been used to manufacture a bomb,” he said. “One [device] in there was capable of exploding, incinerating.”
Owensboro Times will continue to follow this story and update as details are made available.
