An Arkansas man was arrested for having six live bombs in his home, as detectives accused him of plotting to flee the country in an inflatable kayak.
Lawrence Hickman, 52, was arrested after authorities say they discovered six pipe bombs in his home.
Hickman faces six counts of criminal possession of explosive materials or a destructive device and is currently held on a $1 million bond at the Benton County Jail.
On December 13, Hickman was apprehended at a pier in Pacific County, Washington, where he was found with two inflatable kayaks – along with an AR-style rifle, pistol, bolt-action rifle, compound bow, ammunition, bags of black powder, laptop, USB drive, and SD cards in his possession.
A detective suggested Hickman was attempting to flee the country due to an upcoming trial in Texas.
Lawrence Hickman, 52, was arrested after authorities say they discovered six pipe bombs in his home
Hickman faces six counts of criminal possession of explosive materials or a destructive device and is currently held on a $1 million bond at the Benton County Jail
It’s unclear what charges Hickman faced in Texas.
Upon arriving at Hickman’s home, officials found a bottle of chloroform in a dresser drawer, as reported by a woman who called police to report that Hickman had been harassing her.
According to the arrest affidavit, the woman called Bella Vista police on Dec. 9, and informed police that a plastic bag containing live pipe bombs was found at Hickman’s home on Bishampton Lane in Bella Vista.
The Bentonville Bomb Squad was called in, leading to the evacuation of nearby neighbors for safety reasons.
The woman claimed she didn’t know Hickman’s whereabouts.
A neighbor told police Hickman had expressed intentions to kayak to the Philippines, where his wife resided, and had plans to travel to Alaska through the Bering Sea.
The neighbor claimed that the pipe bombs were allegedly intended for sharks and pirates, while liquor was mentioned for Russians, according to the affidavit.
Hickman’s arraignment is scheduled for January 8.
The Shir Ami synagogue in Pennsylvania evacuated their Hebrew school on Thursday after a bomb threat. Police and K-9 dogs did not find any evidence of a bomb
Yesterday, two New York synagogues have been searched by police after bomb threats caused panic on Christmas Eve.
Police scoured the Shaare Zion Temple in Brooklyn and Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx at around 6:15am Sunday following a 911 call, NYPD told DailyMail.com.
The department was unable to share any details about the threats the synagogues received but said they are believed to have been sent via email.
‘Officers responded and searched the buildings and found no devices,’ an NYPD spokesman said. ‘Nothing was found.’
The department said cops would continue ‘canvassing and patrolling’ the areas hit by the latest swatting incidents – which is when people call the emergency services about false threats.
Hundreds of synagogues across America have been targeted with menacing messages about fake bombs since Hamas slaughtered around 1,200 people in Israel on October 7.