Man jailed for possession of a homemade destructive device outside Northport store

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SO FAR, NO SUSPECTS. A MAN ARRESTED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE NORTHPORT PUBLIX WITH A HOMEMADE BOMB IN HIS VEHICLE. POLICE RECORDS SHOW THEY FOUND BRIAN WILSON PASSED OUT IN A PARKED CAR LAST WEEK. THEY SAY HE ADMITTED USING DRUGS, INCLUDING METH AND ADDERALL AND FOUND MORE DRUGS IN THE CAR WHEN IMPOUNDING HIS VEHICLE. THEY FOUND AN AR 15 AND A HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVE. HE’S IN THE TUSCALOOSA COUNTY JA

The man was also found with drugs and paraphernalia

A Northport man is in jail charged with possession of a homemade bomb and drugs.According to court records, Northport police were called on July 17 to the Publix on Highway 69 North to check on a man who was passed out in a vehicle. Officers say that they found Briar Chance Wilson, 27, with a syringe in his arm and they called for medical aid. He was then taken to Northport DCH for treatment. Officers also reported finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.A look at the opioid crisis: State of AddictionBefore sending the vehicle to impound, investigators were doing inventory and found a homemade destructive device made of a mason jar, combined Tannerite, nails and staples. They also found a rifle capable of being used to fire and detonate the substance in the device.Police say the combination of the glass with the ingredients in the jar would produce an explosion with shrapnel which would be a danger to humans and property.Wilson is being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $10,000 bond.His preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 15.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13

NORTHPORT, Ala. —

A Northport man is in jail charged with possession of a homemade bomb and drugs.

According to court records, Northport police were called on July 17 to the Publix on Highway 69 North to check on a man who was passed out in a vehicle.

Officers say that they found Briar Chance Wilson, 27, with a syringe in his arm and they called for medical aid. He was then taken to Northport DCH for treatment.

Officers also reported finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

A look at the opioid crisis: State of Addiction

Before sending the vehicle to impound, investigators were doing inventory and found a homemade destructive device made of a mason jar, combined Tannerite, nails and staples. They also found a rifle capable of being used to fire and detonate the substance in the device.

Police say the combination of the glass with the ingredients in the jar would produce an explosion with shrapnel which would be a danger to humans and property.

Wilson is being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

His preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 15.

Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13

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