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The incident occurred in Orange County around 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16 in the village of Chester.
Orange County resident Aleksey Titov, age 37, of Chester, was charged after he became combative during the service of the order when the Orange County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division assisted the Rockland County Sheriff's Office with the service of a temporary order of protection, said Orange County Sheriff's Department Senior Investigator Samantha Pascal.
During the search of the apartment, a Rockland County Deputy located a bag that contained what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED). Upon discovery of the device, all police personnel backed out of the residence, secured the location, and began evacuating the surrounding apartments, Pascal said.
The Rockland County Sheriff's Office Bomb Disposal Unit was activated and responded to the scene, Pascal said. The unit recovered three intact incendiary devices, with numerous materials consistent with fabricating homemade explosive devices.
The search resulted in the recovery of a loaded firearm, four loaded magazines, a quantity of 17 grams of psychedelic mushrooms, and a ballistic vest from inside the residence, police said.
Titov was charged with:
- Three counts of criminal possession of a weapon
- Criminal possession of a firearm
He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance to return to the Village of Chester court at a later date. He was later turned over to the Haverstraw Police for an outstanding warrant.
The investigation is continuing.
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