DA: Columbia man in custody after police locate 14 explosive devices in Mill Creek Twp.

Pennsylvania State Police and federal law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Columbia home of a man who prompted an evacuation Sept. 9 in Mill Creek Township.

On Sept. 10, law enforcement executed a second search warrant at Timothy Shaeffer Jr.’s Lancaster County residence. Shaeffer faces charges that include weapons of mass destruction, risking a catastrophe and reckless endangerment.

According to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office, police were able to locate multiple electronics and another remote firing system/device similar to the one seized during the investigation. Officials added that the wiring was similar to the devices found Sept. 9…

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