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A neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, was evacuated Wednesday after authorities arrested an armed "sovereign citizen" facing eviction and then found bombs and bomb-making supplies when they searched his foreclosed home.Mark Kulis, 55, was armed but arrested without incident by Franklin County sheriff's deputies who waited for him to leave the residence before making the arrest at a nearby car wash, officials said.
Cryptic rhetoric at Mark Kulis' home (Hatewatch Photo)
Then, after investigators found flash powder and at least five assembled improvised explosive devices while serving a search warrant at the suspect's home, nearby homes were ordered evacuated. One of the homemade bombs, rigged to a motion sensor, was found in an oven in the kitchen, WBNS-TV in Columbus reported.
It wasn't clear what purpose the bombs were meant to serve.
One of the improvised explosive devices, deemed too unstable to move, was neutralized in the home with a small controlled explosion carried out by bomb squad technicians, authorities said.
Neighbors told Hatewatch that Kulis has spouted antigovernment rhetoric for a decade or more. Windows in his home, along with a front screen door and a tree in his front yard, were plastered with hard-to-decipher signs and references to sovereign citizens, most of whom believe they are immune to many tax and criminal laws. Inside walls and ceilings also were covered with antigovernment scribblings, including references to various politicians like President Obama and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
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