A Salem, Massachusetts man is facing charges after state police say they found illegal firearm devices and a large cache of chemical materials at his apartment that could be used to make homemade bombs.
Patrick Gordon was arraigned in Salem District Court Tuesday on charges of possession of an incendiary device and possession of an unlicensed assault weapon.
Investigators say the case began last week after two people contacted several departments expressing concerns about Gordon’s past mental health issues and claiming he had been mailing large-capacity magazines and gun modifiers to a home in New Hampshire with the intent of bringing them into Massachusetts.
State police said Gordon shipped a package to a residence in Bedford, New Hampshire, where his mother lives…