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Whistleblowing Wife Leads Fire Investigators To Husband's Destructive Devices In MD: Officials Whistleblowing Wife Leads Fire Investigators To Husband's Destructive Devices In MD: Officials
Whistleblowing Wife Leads Fire Investigators To Husband's Destructive Devices In MD: Officials The estranged wife of a Maryland man was the whistleblower who led investigators to destructive devices her husband was housing in a Washington County basement, according to the state fire marshal. Stephen Thompson, 48, was arrested this week and charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and possessing destructive devices in his home after he allegedly stole them from his employer. The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad was tipped off by Thompson’s estranged wife after she found suspicious items in their basement, officials said. Further investigation by Bomb Technicians dete…

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