MASON — UPDATE:
A Mason man was arrested and charged with allegedly possessing an explosive.
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James River Phillips, 20, was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force after investigations in Mason, Oxford, and Liberty Township, according to a media release.
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On Sept. 22, 2024 Lebanon Police Department discovered an Improvised Explosive Device around 12:30 a.m. in a parking garage of a large soccer complex, according to federal court documents.
The officer contacted the Butler County Bomb Squad
Federal investigators looked at cell phone data from the area and identified a phone that came back to Phillips.
Agents searched Phillip’s iCloud account and found videos that appeared to show him and another male counting to “one” which is followed by a large explosion.
On Phillip’s iCloud account, agents allegedly found notes containing notes and recipes for IEDs, as well as photos from a shed.
We will continue to follow this story.
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