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AUSTIN, Texas - The man accused of making fake bombs in northeast Austin now faces federal charges. The Austin Police Department says that the investigation is ongoing and that it's thankful no one was hurt in the incident.
Officials say the suspect in the case, 33-year-old Timothy Selmon, does have a criminal history.
Selmon is charged with felon possession of ammunition after a December 11 incident at a Walmart.
Man arrested for making fake bombs and placing them on CapMetro bus
Austin police have arrested a man for making fake bombs and placing them under the seat of a Capital Metro bus. It happened at a bus stop near a Walmart in northeast Austin.
Police responded to the northeast Austin Walmart after receiving a report of a man in the store restroom who was reportedly in possession of a pipe and several shotgun shells and appeared to be attempting to make a pipe bomb.
When store security officers confronted Selmon he left the store and continued going to a nearby bus stop.
Officers found Selmon on the bus and while taking him into custody and discovered two PVC pipes capped with duct tape underneath his seat as well as several shotgun shells inside his jacket pocket.
The bomb squad did an entire sweep of the store of the store bathroom and found another device.
If convicted Selmon faces up to ten years in federal prison. He's scheduled to make his first court appearance sometime today.