RIPLEY, W.Va. — A Jackson County man was arraigned Thursday after being indicted on charges he threatened to set off a bomb on a school playground earlier this year.
Jackson County prosecutors secured an indictment this week from a grand jury against Blake Ryan Garnes. The 20-year-old Garnes, of Evans, was arrested June 26 after police found what they called a functioning bomb in his house.
Garnes admitted to making the bomb, according to the criminal complaint. A raid on his home also found writings about his desire to harm children.
Police also used information from a confidential informant.
Garnes originally was charged with making a terroristic threat and being in possession of an explosive device. He remains in the South Central Regional Jail on $500,000 bail.