Arkansas man arrested for allegedly having 6 live homemade bombs with plans to flee the country

A Bellꦺa Vista, Arkansas, man was arrested and held on $1 million bond after he was allegedly found to be in possession of six live bombs and plan✃ned to flee the country to avoid trial in Texas, according to reports.

FOX 24 in Rogers, Arkansas, reported that court documents say a woman called the Bella Vista Police Department on Dec. 9 to say 52-year-ol🐼d Lawrence Hickman was harassing her.

When officers arrived at Hickman’s residence, they met with the woman, who said she had found a bottle of chloroform in a d♏resser drawer.

She also allegedly told police there were pipe bombs in ♍a plastic bag in Hickman’s home on Bishampton🥀 Lane.

The bombs were X-rayed, the affidavit noted, and were found to be 🍌li♏ve.

Neighbors reportedly were evacuated afte🐠r the Bentonville Bomb Squad was contacted about the situatio🦂n.

Hickman, police said, was not𝐆 at ꦑthe home and the woman said she was not sure where he was.

One neighbor whom officers spoke with said Hickman aspired to kayak to the Philippines, where his wife is, and plans to travel to Alaska and thꦰrough the Bering Sea.

The neighbor also allegedly said the pipe bombs were for sharks and pꦓirates, while he also possessed booze for Russians, the station reported court💜 documents as noting.

On Dec. 13, police apprehended Hic🌺kman ꦫat a pier with two inflatable kayaks in Pacific County, Washington.

Court documents state Hickman was in possession of an AR-style rifle, pistol, bolt-action rifle, compound bow, ammunition, black powder, a laptop, SD cards and a USB driv♏e.

Detectives suggest Hickman was attempting to flee the US to avoid an upcoming t🧸rial in ꧋Texas.

Hickman has been charged with six counts of criminal possession of explosive materia💖l or destructive device.