(July 24, 2008)—A man wanted in connection with the discovery of an explosive device Sunday night at a residence in the 6300 block of North 19th Street in Waco that led to a neighborhood evacuation and shut down several streets was in custody Thursday afternoon in Bartlesville, Okla.
Bartlesville Police Chief Tom Holland said local, state and federal authorities arrested Gordon Whitehead, 41, of Waco, Thursday morning at a residence on a federal warrant charging possession of a pipe bomb.
Bartlesville is about 50 miles north of Tulsa, Okla.
Whitehead was in the Tulsa County Jail late Thursday afternoon.
Police discovered the device Sunday night after responding to a report of a suspicious item in the area.
Fort Hood’s Bomb Squad was called in to secure the device before residents of the area were allowed to return to their homes.
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