SALISBURY, Md. -- A Salisbury man was arrested Friday after the State Fire Marshal's office said he tried to detonate an explosive device in Washington County last week.

Michael Joseph Thorn, 51 of Salisbury, is facing charges after an incident in the early morning hours of December 29 in Hancock, Maryland.

A suspected device was found in the parking lot of the Quaker Creek Apartments. Washington County Sheriff's Deputies called in the state's Fire Marshal Bomb Squad, who performed diagnostics and learned that the device was a "functional intact improvised explosive device."

According to the Fire Marshal's Office, the bomb squad was able to render the device safe and take it for further investigation. There were no injuries or damage reported in the incident.

On Friday, the Maryland State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad executed a search warrant at a home on Hammond Street in Salisbury, where Thorn was arrested.

The Fire Marshal's Office said Thorn was allegedly in possession of the device and tried to detonate it.

He was taken to the Wicomico County Central Booking and Detention Center, where he is currently being held without bond.

Thorn was charged with possessing a destructive device and possessing explosives with intent to create a destructive device. He remains behind bars until a hearing on Monday morning.

The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office Bomb Squad, Lower Eastern Regional Office, Salisbury Police Department and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives all helped with this investigation.