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Franklin bomb suspect arrested in Bledsoe County

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NASHVILLE – A man wanted by Franklin police in connection to a bombing attempt outside a nursing home Saturday has been arrested, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Mitchell Hunter Oakes, 41, is accused of placing an active explosive device inside the vehicle of a nursing home employee, according to TBI.

Oakes was taken into custody at 9 a.m. Sunday by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents at a home in Bledsoe County.

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