A Bella Vista, Arkansas, man has been arrested and is being held on $1 million bond after he allegedly possessed six live bombs and planned to flee the country to avoid a trial in Texas, according to reports.
FOX 24 in Rogers, Arkansas reports that court documents say a woman called the Bella Vista Police Department on December 9 to say 52-year-old Lawrence Hickman was harassing her.
When officers arrived at the Hickman residence, they met with the woman who said she had found a bottle of chloroform in a dresser drawer.
He also allegedly told police there was a pipe bomb in a plastic bag at Hickman’s home on Bishampton Lane.
After X-raying the bomb, the affidavit states, the bomb was found to be alive.
Neighbors were reportedly evacuated from their homes after the Bentonville Bomb Squad was contacted about the situation.
Hickman, police said, was not home and the woman said she was not sure where he was.
Lawrence Hickman was found with six bombs in his home. Benton County Jail
A neighbor who spoke to officials said Hickman aspires to kayak to the Philippines, where his wife is, and plans to go to Alaska and through the Bering Sea.
The neighbor also allegedly said pipe bombs were for sharks and pirates, while he also had liquor for Russia, the station reported court documents as saying.
On December 13, police arrested Hickman on a pier with two inflatable kayaks in Pacific County, Washington.
Neighbors were reportedly evacuated from their homes after the Bentonville Bomb Squad was contacted about the situation. Sean Pavone
Court documents state Hickman was in possession of an AR-style rifle, a pistol, a bolt-action rifle, a compound bow, ammunition, black powder, a laptop computer, an SD card and a USB drive.
Detectives suggest Hickman is trying to flee the US to avoid an upcoming trial in Texas.
Hickman has been charged with six counts of criminal possession of an explosive or destructive device and has been ordered held on $1 million bond.
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