Caroline County Man Charged with
Possession of a Destructive Device
Caroline County, March 27, 2017, Deputy State Fire Marshals obtained and served an arrest
warrant for “Possession of a Destructive Device” on Talley Kyle Ober (21) on
March 26, 2017. Ober turned himself into
Deputy State Fire Marshals on Sunday at the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office in
Denton. He was placed under arrest and
transported to the Caroline County Commissioner’s Office where he was later
released due to an upcoming court date.
The charges on Ober stem from a search warrant that was
served at his Ridgely home in November of 2016 where Deputy State Fire Marshals
charged Ober then with Impersonation of First Responders. During the execution of the search warrant
Deputy State Fire Marshals discovered the destructive device in his room as
well as stolen firefighting equipment from the Ridgely VFD elsewhere on the
property. Ober was charged with theft of
the firefighting equipment back in January.
Bomb Technicians from the Office of the Maryland State Fire
Marshal rendered the destructive device safe prior to sending it to the FBI’s Explosives
Laboratory in Quantico, VA. Lab results determined
the device contained explosive material.
If convicted of the “Possession of a Destructive Device” charge,
Ober faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine. Ober has an upcoming court appearance for the
prior charges.
The
Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of
State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and
explosion through a comprehensive program of education,
inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more
information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: Maryland State Fire Marshal and/or our Facebook Page.
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