Nov 18, 2020

Young man suffers hand injury when homemade explosive goes off

Posted Nov 18, 2020 12:41 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A young St. Joseph man suffered a serious hand injury after a homemade explosive went off while he was holding it.

St. Joseph police say officers responded to a call to assist emergency workers in the 100 block of Tucker Street at 7 o'clock last night. They discovered a white man in his 20s who had a serious hand injury. The man told officers a homemade explosive went off accidently.

No charges are expected to be filed.