A school in Alexander County is closed for the day after a bomb squad began investigating a “possible explosive device” found in a home next to the school on Monday morning.
Millersville Christian Academy announced the closure once a bomb squad from Wilkes County began investigating the home nearby.
Channel 9′s Dave Faherty reported that deputies began investigating the house on Sunday night for a stolen property case. While searching the home, they found the device.
On Monday around 10:04 am Officers located Robert Alan Goins W/M age 31 of Taylorsville. Goins was charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Marijuana Drug Paraphernalia. Goins was placed under a No Bond with a first appearance on April 15th, 2024 in District Court.