St. Petersburg, FL (June 9, 2019) - A St. Petersburg man faces charges after police say that he planted an explosive device at a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Bay Pines. The incident took place on May 29th.
FBI agents arrested 60-year-old Mark Edwards Allen on Tuesday, June 5th in connection with the incidents. Accord to an arrest affidavit, Allen was seen on surveillance camera planting the device at the hospital. The device involved electrical wires, an initiator, a powder substance, a clothespin switch, and a 9-volt battery. Allen's wife contacted the police and alerted them that Allen had been making the devices inside their residence.
A search warrant of the home revealed several devices, many of which were similar to the device found at the VA Hospital. Allen, a veteran of the United States Army, is currently being detained in federal prison.
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