(snip)Police were investigating a possible link between the explosion and a father and son arrested Wednesday on federal weapons charges. A search of the men's home about a block from the trash bin Thursday uncovered 10 automatic guns, including many with altered serial numbers, Burnsed said.
The men, identified as 48-year-old Broderick John Dass and his 19-year-old son Brandon Dass, were arrested by federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents. The two men were reported to the ATF by Fort Stewart after they were stopped on the nearby Army post over the weekend, Burnsed said.
"The investigation began on Fort Stewart, but they are not soldiers," said James Newman, resident agent in charge of the ATF in Savannah.
The men were found wandering through a gunnery range used by helicopters on the post, which is a restricted area, said Dina McCain, spokeswoman at Fort Stewart.
"They were found to be picking up things," McCain said, but she did not elaborate.
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Suspicious Device Shuts Road Motorist Saw Device and Called Police (Georgia)
POSTED: 11:54 am EDT July 22, 2004
UPDATED: 5:02 pm EDT July 22, 2004
SANDY SPRINGS -- Law enforcement authorities have decided to move a suspected explosive to a remote facility and detonate it there after a major North Fulton County intersection was shut down for several hours while police investigated the incident.
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