Two arrested for bomb found in Solomon mailbox

SOLOMON -- Dickinson County sheriff's officers arrested Nicholas A. Efurd, 19, and a juvenile on charges of attempted arson and conspiracy.

Sheriff's officers and other emergency personnel were sent to a residence in Solomon on Feb. 6 after a resident found a device in a mailbox. The device was later identified as a homemade hydrochloric acid bomb, according to a press release from Sheriff Gareth Hoffman.

The two suspects were arrested Thursday. Efurd was taken to the Dickinson County Jail. The juvenile, who was not named, will be summoned to court, the release reads.

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