A man was accused of making multiple homemade bombs in his Williamson County home outside Round Rock, prompting authorities to evacuate neighboring homes Tuesday.
The Williamson County sheriff’s office said 47-year-old John Christopher Crawson was charged with making a terroristic threat against a family member, a third-degree felony. Authorities didn’t offer more details about the family situation, but neighbors say Crawson and his wife were going through an ugly divorce.
Officials said an investigation revealed that Crawson had made improvised explosive devices inside his home at 2564 Santa Barbara Loop, outside the Round Rock city limits.
The Austin Police Department s bomb unit and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to the scene to help remove the devices.