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James Morgan, a 30 year old Janesville man, is under arrest and charged with unlawfully possessing a destructive device.

According to a criminal complaint, the FBI received information indicating that Morgan was involved in the making of, and possession of, destructive devices and Morgan’s travel trailer was then searched Thursday in a parking lot on North Pontiac Drive in Janesville.

The complaint alleges that six homemade destructive devices were found in a safe inside the trailer and that materials that could be used for making additional devices were also found, including two 1-pound containers of Pyrodex.

Morgan appeared in US District Court in Madison Friday and has a detention hearing scheduled for December 29th.

If convicted, Morgan faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.

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