Payette Police arrested 40-year-old Brent Sharrai after discovering an improvised explosive system (IED) hooked up to a railcar in Payette, Idaho.
Officers responded to a report of a suspicious particular person trying to ignite an object close to a parked railroad automobile within the 600 block of North eighth Road.
Upon arrival, they noticed contemporary footprints within the snow resulting in a practice automobile, the place they discovered an undetonated PVC pipe-bomb-style system affixed to a step.
Following the footprints, officers situated Sharrai in a close-by camp trailer. He tried to flee however surrendered after a quick pursuit.
In the course of the arrest, Sharrai reportedly claimed he was “simply making an attempt to make a loud explosion or loud growth” and didn’t intend to trigger hurt or property injury, Idaho Stateman reported.
In keeping with the information launch from the Payette Police Department:
On January 1, 2025, at roughly 1754 hours, Payette Police Division Officers had been dispatched to the world of the 600 Block of North eighth Road, relating to a suspicious topic who was noticed close to a parked railroad automobile, trying to gentle one thing on hearth.
Upon arrival within the space, officers noticed contemporary footprints within the snow and had been in a position to monitor them to a practice automobile, the place they situated a suspected undetonated Improvised Explosive Gadget (I.E.D.).
Officers adopted the contemporary prints within the snow to a camp trailer that was parked close to a residence within the 600 Block of N. eighth Road.
The suspect (recognized as 40-year-old Payette resident, Brent Sharrai) tried to flee from the camp trailer on foot however surrendered to Payette Police Officers after a brief foot pursuit.
Sharrai was taken into custody at the moment on excellent Payette County warrants. He was later booked into the Payette County Jail on these warrants, in addition to further costs for possession of a harmful system (felony), possession of a managed substance (felony), possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor) and resisting and obstructing officers.
As a result of risks posed by the I.E.D., the Nampa Bomb Squad was requested for help in rendering the system secure. Union Pacific was additionally notified and all trains scheduled to journey by the incident web site had been placed on standby for about 5 hours, till the scene was decided to be secure. An agent with the F.B.I. additionally responded to the scene to help with the investigation.
The Nampa Bomb Squad utilized their specialised robotic to take away the IED from the practice automobile and later detonated the system to render it secure.
A search warrant was obtained and executed on the camp trailer Sharrai was in, the place gadgets much like the system discovered on the practice automobile had been situated, in addition to managed substances and paraphernalia.
As of this time, Sharrai has been charged with the above-mentioned crimes and is being housed on the Payette County Jail. Federal costs for the possession/manufacturing of a harmful system are pending the F.B.I’s investigation.
