A second suspect has been arrested by authorities in Hawaii in connection to improvised explosive devices (IEDs) found placed around a resort in Maui over the summer.
The Maui Police Department has arrested Jess Lee, 43, in connection to multiple IEDs discovered on August 7.
Authorities revealed the explosive devices were described as ” small makeshift baskets.”
The first IED was discovered near an elementary school on July 23, and a second IED was detonated on August 8 near a highway, which resulted in a car accident.
The IEDs’ detonation resulted in no deaths.
Last month, authorities arrested Robert Francis Dumaran, 47, of Kahului, for “possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.”
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Per UPI:
Authorities in Hawaii announced Thursday the arrest of a second man in connection to improvised explosive devices found planted around the resort island of Maui this summer.
Local and federal officials have been investigating at least three instances of homemade bombs found on the island, with the first IED discovered near an elementary school on July 23 and the last detonating on Aug. 8 near a highway, resulting in a car accident.
The bombs have been described as small, makeshift baskets, though their appearances vary. No deaths have been reported, but one person was transported to the hospital following the August explosion and later released.
The Maui Police Department said in a statement Thursday that they had apprehended Jess Lee, 43, of Kula, in connection to multiple IEDs discovered Aug. 7 near Kaamana Street in Kula.
Last month, authorities arrested 47-year-old Robert Francis Dumaran of Kahului for the bomb threat. He has been charged with possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.
The explosives were discovered one year after Maui suffered from a devastating wildfire that resulted in the deaths of at least 102 people.