Man Arrested for Making Pipe Bombs

A St. Marys man has been arrested for making two pipe bombs and placing them in two spots in Elk County.

Police say 20-year-old Kelly Shaffer placed the first pipe bomb in a wooded area off Boone Mountain Road in Fox Township. It was discovered on May 13.

The second device was found on May 17 in a wooded area off Aviation Way in St. Marys.

Police say Shaffer also intentionally started two brush fires in the same areas where the pipe bombs were discovered.

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