FBI agents raided an Auburn Avenue home Wednesday morning and spent several hours removing computers, guns and what appeared to be jars of shotgun powder.
A man there was taken into custody but hadn’t been charged by Wednesday afternoon.
An FBI supervisor would only confirm that agents were conducting law enforcement activity in the area but wouldn’t comment on the nature of the investigation.
Neighbors said the family who lives at the home has never caused any problems and the man in custody has always been helpful and friendly.
“He’s a very nice guy, he’s very friendly. He doesn’t bother anybody,” said Phylliss Locke. “If you asked him to do something, he’s always willing.”
The man who was taken into custody works in IT, according to his Linked-In page, including previously running a business out of the home and working for the Clark County Department of Job and Family Services.
Terrance Locke said he’s lived on the street for 11 years. It’s quiet, he said, and the family involved in this incident is no different.
“For this to happen, it’s a shock to us,” he said.
Property records indicate the home is owned by Thomas J. Mulkey Jr.
The raid began just after 7 a.m. Wednesday at the home in the 300 block of West Auburn Avenue.
“I was getting ready to walk out the door and look out and I see SWAT,” neighbor Andrea Stanford said. “Guys in military, guns drawn. All at the front door with the black shield gear like they’re going to knock down the door. Surrounded, the house surrounded.”
After he was transported from the scene, agents donned face masks and other protective gear and began pulling items from the home and garage.
The Humane Society Serving Clark County was called to remove several dogs from the home so that the agents could work.
They removed about 35 evidence bags full of computers and other electronics from the home and departed shortly before 11 a.m.
