UPDATE: Fermin Viveros Leon pleaded guilty in April 2019 to aggravated domestic assault and possession of explosive components. He was sentenced to three years in a state facility and must serve 30% of his sentence, or about 11 months. He received jail credit for about five months for time already served. Additionally, he was sentenced to three years of state probation.

Murfreesboro police say they've arrested a man who had a potential explosive device in his truck on Interstate 24.

Around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a domestic disturbance at Regal Inn on South Church Street where a woman said she was assaulted by Fermin Viveros Leon who fled the scene in a Ford pickup truck. She told officers he might have weapons and a possible explosive device with him, according to a news release issued by Murfreesboro Police Department.

Officers located Leon and conducted a traffic stop on the westbound ramp of Interstate 24 from South Church Street. After searching his car, they located an item believed to be a potential explosive device, according to the release.

Leon was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault, driving without a license and possession of explosive components. He was being held at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department on a $50,500 bond.

Leon is scheduled to appear in General Sessions court on Nov. 15. It was unclear if he had an attorney.

According to Rutherford County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Marchesoni, Leon is from Mexico and has a hold placed on him by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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