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Mesa Man In Possession Of 42 Pipe Bombs Indicted By Grand Jury

Jeffrey Metcalf
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Jeffrey Metcalf.

The Arizona attorney general's office said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted Jeffrey Metcalf last week on 42 counts of misconduct involving weapons.

Authorities say a task force discovered bomb-making materials in Metcalf's car during a traffic stop last month. That led to a search of the former Marine’s home.

Department of Public Safety officers found 41 homemade pipe bombs in a cooler and one in the backyard.

The Associated Press says a message left with a defense attorney listed for Metcalf in court records was not immediately returned.

Al Macias, former KJZZ news director, retired as KJZZ's news director in 2022. He rejoined the station as a features reporter in 2023 and also as a part-time editor in 2024.