Shotguns, a syringe, maps, a “kidnapping kit,” latex gloves, duct tape and handcuffs were among items Ramsey County sheriff deputies found inside a 39-year-old Wisconsin man’s car and home before he was charged with first-degree burglary and attempted kidnapping.

The narrative detailed in the criminal complaint filed Thursday against James Homme indicates he may have plotted something more serious.

Authorities searched Homme’s property after a woman reported that a masked man, whom she suspected was her ex-husband, broke into her Shoreview home March 13, according to the complaint.

Deputies found a black case with two vials inside his Kia Optima, along with a separate locked case containing more than $5,000 in hundred-dollar bills and two shotgun receipts from purchases made in mid-February, charges say.

When they searched his house in Altoona, Wis., they found the shotguns, along with a stun gun and a “kidnapping kit” that contained rope, binoculars, latex gloves, duct tape, handcuffs, a face mask, blindfold, garbage bags and other items, according to authorities.

Deputies also found two GPS tracker boxes along with a fishing magnet often used to attach tracking devices to vehicles, the complaint said.

They later discovered one of the tracking devices had been attached to his ex-wife’s Honda Element.

Law enforcement began investigating the case after the woman reported her Shoreview home had been broken into around 1:45 a.m. on March 13.

Video captured on a camera near her garage showed a man wearing a face mask and hooded sweatshirt approach her garage around that time and make his way toward the structure’s keypad, according to the complaint.

The woman had her garage door rigged so it would lift only partway, so the intruder was forced to eventually crawl underneath the slightly ajar door, the complaint said.

About three minutes later, the man was seen on camera crawling back out and leaving the scene, authorities say.

Investigators plan on searching the vehicles parked in the garage at the time to see if one of them had been affixed with a tracking magnets, according to the charges.

The woman and her father were home at the time, and the woman told police she was certain Homme — with whom she’s had ongoing, contentious legal battles — was the culprit.

He was arrested after investigators got a search warrant that placed Homme’s cellphone in the area of the burglary around the time it took place, the complaint said.

He declined to provide a statement to law enforcement, charges say.

Also inside his house, law enforcement found what they characterized as “the outline of plan.”

“1. First stop-box, hockey bag, duct tape, hand cuff, blow torch, nails, garbage bags, my fresh clothes,” it started, according to the complaint.

“2. House code, shoes off, bedroom blitz, dt gag, handcuff, legs, hood) plus pillow … 3. Box her in trunk. Drive Element to Wilson P. Put box in trunk,” it continued.

Another page of the plan contained what appeared to be a script, authorities say.

“The length’s (sic) I go to, to have a conversation with you,” it read. “I have questions for you. I have some things I want to say, and then we’re done. I don’t want to hear any bullshit, I want you to speak from the heart. Alcohol helps the truth come out. Security footage has to go. How many recording devices do you have? Where are they stored. … Passwords?”

Law enforcement also found a hand-drawn map of Homme’s ex-wife’s home including arrows pointing to the locations of her security cameras, the complaint said. A second map showed the surrounding area, including the location of the Superior Landfill in Superior, Wis., charges say.

Homme’s ex-wife told deputies that she lives in fear of Homme and has been worried that he may attempt a “murder-suicide” involving her and her children, the complaint said.

She was a granted a restraining order against him after their divorce in 2017, but it expired last May, charges say. She secured another one after the break-in, according to court records.

A couple of months before the burglary, a child-support magistrate issued an order suspending her child-support obligations to Homme, as he had moved nearly 100 miles away and was no longer co-parenting with her, charges say.

A few weeks later, Ramsey County Child Child Protection became involved in their case, authorities say.

Homme also recently told her son of his ex, “she’s not going to be your mom much longer,” the complaint said.

Homme has no criminal convictions on his record in Minnesota.

The Ramsey County sheriff’s office issued a statement Thursday afternoon commending the “proactive” work of its officers, saying they helped “prevent” what could have been “a tragic outcome.”

“The facts outlined in the complaint speak to the seriousness of this case and our actions reflect the priority that we placed on this investigation,” the statement read.

Homme made his first appearance on the charges Thursday afternoon. No attorney was listed for him in court records.