Rex Daniel Carter
LIMESTONE COUNTY-On Thursday, June 11 investigators with the Limestone County sheriff’s Office received information that a possible explosive device was in a ditch on Huntsville-Brownsferry Road. The sheriff’s department responded along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Hazardous Device Team.
The device was a pipe bomb and according to authorities with the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Rex Daniel Carter, 33 of Athens was arrested and charged with possession of a destructive device. Investigators obtained a search warrant for probale cause for Carter’s residence where aanother explosive device was found in his home in Athens.
Carter was booked into the Limestone County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Authorities with the sheriff’s office say further charges may be pending including federal charges.
The sheriff’s department is asking anyone with any information pertaining to this case to please call 256.232.0111 and ask to speak with investigators.
