A 22-year-old Elkhart man has been charged in connection with two pipe bombs that were

"Jacob Underwood assisted in constructing one pipe bomb; he watched as two pipe bombs were made and; that he later threw those two pipe bombs out of a car window while he was in Mishawaka, which are believed to be the two pipe bombs found on January 29, 2018," according to a release from the Department of Justice Northern District of Indiana. "Investigators also received information that Underwood had detonated a pipe bomb outside of his residence, and they found a garbage can outside of his residence that appeared to be damaged by an explosive device."

In addition to the two found in Mishawaka, three others were found in or near mailboxes in Elkhart and Marshall counties.

New charging documents say that Underwood told investigators that he helped make one pipe bomb and that he was in the car when he threw bombs out the window in Mishawaka.

The documents also say that the bombs had been sitting near Grape Road and Indian Ridge Boulevard for several weeks before police found them.

Underwood is currently in the St. Joseph County Jail after he was arrested on meth charges.

So far, Underwood has only been formally connected to the two Mishawaka pipe bombs.





From the Department of Justice Northern District of Indiana: