DeKalb County deputies arrest man for making explosives

Deputies found chemicals and explosives in a DeKalb County home as well as five or six devices that had been set off in the yard. Russell Neal Godwin, 43, was arrested and charged on three counts of criminal possession of explosives.
Deputies found chemicals and explosives in a DeKalb County home as well as five or six devices that had been set off in the yard. Russell Neal Godwin, 43, was arrested and charged on three counts of criminal possession of explosives.
photo Russell Neal Godwin
photo Deputies found chemicals and explosives in a DeKalb County home as well as five or six devices that had been set off in the yard. Russell Neal Godwin, 43, was arrested and charged on three counts of criminal possession of explosives.

A man was arrested in DeKalb County after authorities found a large amount of chemicals and finished explosives in his home on Tuesday.

The Sheriff's Office initially received a call from a man stating that his wife was threatening to harm herself, but when deputies arrived at the home on County Road 803, they made contact with her and determined she was alright, according to a release.

However, the wife told deputies that her husband was manufacting explosives inside the home, prompting them to search the home and contact the State Fire Marshall, ATF, the Ider Police Department and an EOD unit from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Deputies found the chemicals and explosives in the home as well as five or six devices that had been set off in the yard. All of this was removed from the home and made safe.

Russell Neal Godwin, 43, was arrested and charged on three counts of criminal possession of explosives. He was transported to the county detention center where he remains on a $45,000 bond.

Sheriff Jimmy harris stated, "We are fortunate that no one was injured during this search and seizure of this explosive material. We also want to thank Ider Police, Deputy Fire Marshal Ray Cumby, ATF and EOD for their assistance."

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