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Explosives, underground bunker found during raid on Arlington home

The Washington State Patrol bomb squad performed a controlled detonation of explosives after a raid on an Arlington home.

ARLINGTON, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) bomb squad assisted the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office with a raid on a home in Arlington Friday. Authorities found explosives and performed a controlled detonation at the home. 

A 42-year-old Arlington man was taken into custody. 

SkyKING video from Friday showed several law enforcement vehicles in the driveway and on the street in front of a house at near Burn Road and 95th Avenue NE.

The WSP bomb squad assisted the sheriff’s office with safely destroying the explosives Friday. 

The sheriff’s office said Saturday the bomb squad also carried out a “controlled destruction of explosives near Burn Rd in Arlington throughout” the day. The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were still on scene investigating.

The sheriff's office released more details about the raid on Nov. 9. 

"Inside the residence, bomb technicians located a homemade explosive laboratory, an underground bunker, several firearms, improvised explosive devices, as well as multiple hazardous materials, and homemade explosives," the sheriff's office said Tuesday. 

The suspect is being held on $1 million bail. 

Officers first responded to the residence after a reported shooting there on Nov. 4. A man showed up to Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington and told officers he had been shot in the finger by someone at the home, according to probable cause documents.

Police responded to the home and found the suspect has a previous felony and is prohibited from owning firearms, documents said. Authorities made more discoveries at his residence that resulted in the suspect's arrest.

The suspect was arrested for assault in the first degree, unlawful possession of a firearm and threats to kill, according to documents. 

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