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UPDATE: Arrest expected after Kan. bomb squad called for explosive device

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OTTAWA COUNTY – Authorities continue to investigate a suspect in connection with improvised explosive devices found at a residence in Tescott.

Officials are expected to issue a warrant for an arrest on Monday, according to Ottawa County Sheriff Keith Coleman.  “Until an arrest is made, we won’t release a name,” said Coleman.

A phone call alerted deputies to the explosive devices. After questioning neighbors near the apartment in the 400 Block of Lee Street, deputies requested and initiated a search warrant early Saturday, according to Coleman.

Deputies called the Riley County Bomb squad to participate in the investigation while residents of the apartment complex were evacuated.

Minneapolis Emergency Medical Staff and the Tescott Fire Department assisted at the scene. There were no injuries, according to Undersheriff Russell Thornton.

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OTTAWA COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Ottawa County are investigating suspects in connection with improvised explosive devices found at a residence in Tescott.

In the early morning hours of Saturday, Deputies initiated a search warrant at an apartment in the 400 Block of Lee Street, according to Undersheriff Russell Thornton.

Deputies called the Riley County Bomb squad to participate in the investigation while residents of the apartment complex were evacuated.

Minneapolis Emergency Medical Staff and the Tescott Fire Department assisted. There were no injuries, according to Thornton.

No arrests were made but additional details are to be released on the investigation, according to Thornton.

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