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Police arrest Livonia man in bomb case

  • Advocate Westside bureau
  • Published: May 15, 2008 - Page: 3B - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

LIVONIA — An investigation into a homemade bomb planted in front of a supermarket led to the arrest of a Livonia man, the Livionia Police Department reported Wednesday.

David Clemons, 46, was arrested Monday afternoon and booked at the Pointe Coupee Detention Center with manufacture and possession of a bomb, Police Chief Brad Joffrion said.

A Livonia police officer discovered the device in front of Soprano’s Supermarket at 3 a.m. Monday.

The State Police bomb squad, and officers from the Livonia Police Department and Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office, dismantled the device, which had a burned-out wick.

Joffrion said Clemons gave no indication why the bomb as placed at the store.


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