MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man from Kendall has been charged with unlawfully possessing the components of four pipe bombs after a garbage truck exploded in a neighborhood last month.
The truck exploded Oct. 23 while outside a home at 10620 SW 129th Court.
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Prosecutors said an investigation led detectives to the home of Jonathan Dittemore, 24, where they found various explosive powders and components to construct pipe bombs.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the truck driver, John Lewis Webb, 33, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to West Baptist Hospital.
Miami-Dade police said windows in a nearby home shattered during the explosion.
Dittemore faces up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted.
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