Salisbury Man Charged after IED Found in Washington County Apartment Complex Parking Lot
January 5, 2019
Image courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal
A Salisbury man has been arrested after he tried to detonate a destructive device in Washington County on December 29th. Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies contacted the Maryland State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad to assist – the device was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex and was determined to be a functional intact explosive device. On Friday the Bomb Squad went into a Hammond Street home in Salisbury and arrested 51 year old Michael Thorn, who is charged with possessing a destructive device and other offenses. He is being held without bond until a hearing Monday morning.
