Deputies arrested an individual after he was allegedly found in possession of materials consistent with making a pipe bomb during a crime suppression operation Tuesday in Valencia.
Around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, deputies with the Crime Prevention Unit made contact with an individual in the 28000 block of Newhall Ranch Road for a theft investigation, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“What started as a theft investigation, led to the recovery of a loaded firearm not registered to the male, additional ammunition, as well as materials used to make a pipe bomb, among other contraband,” Arriaga said.
Garrett Willacker, 21, from Detroit, Michigan, was arrested for possessing a loaded firearm, possession of materials used to make a destructive device, both felonies, among other charges, Arriaga added.
Willacker was arrested and transported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station jail with bail set at $185,100, according to arrest records.
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