Police charge man
for more IEDs
AUBURN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged an Auburn man for possessing explosive devices after a second search of the home at 1651 Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, on Wednesday revealed two more IEDs, of which the bomb unit disposed, in addition to the explosives that were found previously.
Police were originally dispatched to the home Tuesday to assist the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Department with the eviction of Tony Ronbo Weiss, 26.
The sheriff's department told police on arrival that when serving the eviction notice, Weiss was observed to be in possession of an illegal shotgun.
During a subsequent search, they found other objects on Weiss that appeared to be some type of explosive device.
The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Unit was notified and upon their arrival, identified the objects, 11 in all, as improvised explosive devices.
All IEDs were taken by the bomb unit and transported to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations for a controlled disposal.
Weiss was arraigned on charges of possessing weapons of mass destruction and prohibited offensive weapons by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, who set bail at $50,000 straight cash.
Unable to post bail, Weiss was committed to Schuylkill County Prison.