RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A live grenade from the post-World War II era was discovered in Rankin County.
Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies and Explosive & Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Teams responded to a home on Margaret Lane in the Cleary Community on August 7.
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After authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered the grenade was live. Burnell said the grenade had been kept and stored by a now-deceased veteran.
EOD experts were able to secure the grenade to be detonated at a later time.
During this incident, Burnell said no evacuations were necessary due to the distance between residences in the area.
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