A man in Oliver Springs is facing charges after police say they found suspected explosives in his car.
Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say that just after midnight today (Friday), officers were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store at 574 East Tri County Blvd.
When they found the driver was unconscious and partially hanging out of the driver’s side door and was taken into custody.
While searching the vehicle officers discovered two possible explosive devices, prompting them to call in the Knoxville Police Department Bomb Squad to assess and neutralize the devices.
Investigators say that a 35-year-old man from Thorn Hill is charged with public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a hoax explosive device.
The incident remains under investigation.
