Overview
- Jason E. Baldarelli Jr., 27, pleaded not guilty in Leominster District Court to unlawful possession of explosive devices and is being held on $7,500 cash bail.
- Police say they recovered nine explosive devices from his truck during a planned traffic stop on Hubbardston Road around 7 a.m. Thursday.
- The probe began with reports of explosions on Wheeler Road at about 4 a.m. Monday, which is the street where Baldarelli lives.
- Investigators obtained warrants to search his residence, and the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad plans to render the devices safe in a controlled detonation in Princeton.
- Agencies involved include Princeton Police, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal’s Office, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the State Police Bomb Squad, and Sterling Police, and court documents describe the items as homemade improvised explosive devices.