October 28, 2024

CONWAY, Ark. — On Sunday, October 27, 2024, at approximately 10:40 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers stopped a gray 2020 Chevrolet Suburban on Interstate 40 eastbound at the 128-mile marker, Dave Ward exit, for a traffic violation.

Troopers searched the vehicle and found a metallic cylinder that resembled a CO2 cartridge, with a 1-foot-long fuse.

The ASP Bomb Squad, along with Conway Fire Department bomb technicians and the ATF, responded to the scene and confirmed the device was a functional explosive. The device was transported to another location where it was safely disassembled.

In the suspect’s vehicle, Troopers also found an assortment of illegal narcotics, including illegal marijuana, a mushroom candy bar, illegal prescription drugs, drug paraphernalia, and multiple social security and identification cards.

Troopers arrested the driver, Jeremy Lee Henry, 36, of Taylor, Michigan, and transported him to the Faulkner County Detention Center. He was booked and charged with Criminal Use of a Prohibited Weapon, Second-Degree Criminal Impersonation, DWI, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and multiple traffic violations. Henry also had an escape warrant out of Tennessee.