Suspicious Brent Sharrai Arrested in Payette with Explosives, FBI Investigates Amid Rising Tensions
Payette Police officials scrambled to the 600 block of North 8th Street at around 5:54 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving an alert about a suspicious person attempting to set a fire next to a railroad vehicle that was parked.
The suspect, who tried to flee the scene, was apprehended after a brief chase. He has been identified as Brent Sharrai.
Brent Sharrai Arrested in Payette, Idaho with Explosives as FBI Probes Amid Growing Tensions
The suspect has been arrested on unresolved Payette County warrants and now faces multiple charges, including carrying a destructive and explosive device, possession of a controlled substance, and resisting and obstructing police from carrying out their duties.
Police searched the camp trailer Sharrai was in and discovered belongings and controlled substances similar to those found on train cars.
Later, the Nampa Bomb Squad safely detonated the IED after it was isolated with the help of a specialized robot.
The FBI is investigating the incident, although no motive has been established in the case.
The United States is on edge, especially as the days for the transfer of power to a new government headed by Republican Donald Trump draw near. First, there was the terror attack by a former U.S. serviceman who drove his Ford mini-truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 15 people and injuring scores. This was followed by an explosion in a Tesla Cybertruck outside Donald Trump’s hotel.
Payette Police officials scrambled to the 600 block of North 8th Street at around 5:54 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving an alert about a suspicious person attempting to set a fire next to a railroad vehicle that was parked.
The suspect, who tried to flee the scene, was apprehended after a brief chase. He has been identified as Brent Sharrai.
Brent Sharrai has been arrested on unresolved Payette County warrants and now faces multiple charges, including carrying a destructive and explosive device, possession of a controlled substance, and resisting and obstructing police from carrying out their duties.
Police searched the camp trailer Brent Sharrai was in and discovered belongings and controlled substances similar to those found on train cars.
Later, the Nampa Bomb Squad safely detonated the IED after it was isolated with the help of a specialized robot.
The FBI is investigating the incident, although no motive has been established in the case.
The United States is on edge, especially as the days for the transfer of power to a new government headed by Republican Donald Trump draw near.
First, there was the terror attack by a former U.S. serviceman who drove his Ford mini-truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 15 people and injuring scores.
This was followed by an explosion in a Tesla Cybertruck outside Donald Trump’s hotel.
