Police found multiple suspicious devices May 15 in a Culver City home after a traffic stop in West Los Angeles, authorities said.
The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was dispatched to an apartment building in the 3800 block of Overland Boulevard, where a number of possible pipe bombs were found.
Evacuations of the residence and three nearby buildings were ordered and traffic was routed away from the area while an investigation was conducted.
The evacuation center was established at the Veterans Auditorium on Overland Boulevard.
According to LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado, officers conducted a traffic stop in the early morning hours and found an explosive device in the suspect’s vehicle.
The investigation led them to the man’s apartment complex, where other possible bombs were found, Preciado said.
Unconfirmed reports indicated that more than a dozen pipe bombs were found in the suspect’s home.
“This appears to be just a lone wolf type of individual,” Preciado told reporters. “There’s no connection with terrorism. This is an individual who apparently seemed to be intrigued with explosive devices.”
The LAPD said that they have arrested Robert Wilson, 29, on suspicion of felony possession of a destructive device in connection with multiple explosives found inside Wilson’s apartment at the border of Culver City and Palms.
According to LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado, Wilson is being held on $500,000 bail and is cooperating with police. The FBI has been contacted to investigate the possibility that Wilson had plans to use the devices at federal buildings, schools or airports.