The St. Louis County Bomb and Arson Unit removed what appeared to be homemade dynamite from a home in the 1700 block of Old Hwy. 141 in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton today, March 11, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The Sheriff’s Office got a call at about 2:05 p.m. after someone at the home reported receiving an envelope containing what appeared to be three sticks of dynamite and a bottle filled with something that may have been explosive material. The envelope did not have a return address, the report said.
Deputies closed a portion of the road, but it was reopened at about 4 p.m. after the Bomb and Arson Unit removed the material to examine it and dispose of it safely, according to the report.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said deputies were investigating the incident, and as of this afternoon, no suspects had been identified.