(Carney, MD) -- A Carroll County man is under arrest for allegedly making an explosive device that could be detonated remotely.
Police said the device was discovered near a middle school in Carney on Tuesday forcing an evacuation of the school.
Officials have taken 43-year-old Joseph Vickery into custody along with his wife 39-year-old Kristen Lee Vickery on drug charges.
Police believe Joseph Vickery planned to use a remote from a toy vehicle to set off the explosive device.
Joseph Vickery faces a number of charges including possession of a component of an explosive or incendiary device with the intent to manufacture explosives, the manufacture or possession of a destructive device, possessing explosives without a license as well as drug and weapons offenses.
The couple remains held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.
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