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SANDY — An Indiana man has been charged with having a homemade bomb in his car along with drugs and items to commit forgery.
James Robert Kelley, 48, of Indianapolis, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with possession of an explosive device and forgery, second-degree felonies; two counts of forgery and two counts of possession of another person's identification documents, third-degree felonies; drug possession, a class A misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.
On June 29, Sandy police responded to the area of 9350 South and 1350 East on a report of an unwanted vehicle. Officers found Kelley and two other people sleeping in the car. A drug sniffing police K-9 was also brought to the scene and indicated there were drugs in the vehicle, according to charging documents.
During a search of the car, police found methamphetamine, syringes, a walkie talkie and "what appeared to be a makeshift bomb detonator," the charges state. In addition, officers found a piece of paper with notes written on it such as "turn cellphone on" and "proximity," as well as other odd verbiage."
Several local bomb squads and the FBI were called to the scene and "completed an X-ray of the handheld device which showed the device had wiring, a power source and a possible switch. They believed the device to be consistent with a possible homemade destructive device," according to the charges.
Other items seized from the car include a bag that contained mail, numerous identification and financial cards belonging to other people, a printer and paper for printing checks, the charging documents say.
