A man in Colorado, an Army veteran, has been arrested for stocking pipe bombs in his house allegedly to thwart possible home invasions.

Bradley Bunn, 53, was arrested after FBI officials found four pipe bombs, two one-pound containers of .308 caliber cartridge – a potential pipe bomb component, after two search warrants were executed at his home in Denver on Friday (May 1), according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Bomb technicians transferred the explosives to a safe place.

Bunn was charged with the possession of destructive devices. He could face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted, and a $250,000 fine. Bunn told investigators that he was unsure as to what components went into making the bombs, and could not detail the procedure.

"Because I don't know much about this stuff, I don't exactly know what went into the device that I built," he said. "That's the best that I can tell you."

He added that he was planning to use the explosives against whoever attempted to force their way into his home, or if he was the victim of a “hard entry” in the middle of the night. Bunn said intruders would “clump” together instead of spreading out in fear.

Investigators scoured his home further after he acknowledged having a box of items that he used to make the explosives, and found more pipe bomb components, NBC News reported. They also found galvanized steel pipes, end caps, shotgun primers, fuses, and several bottles of smokeless powder.

Bunn appeared before a district judge in a video conference Monday (May 4) during which he was advised of his rights and the charges. It was not clear if Bunn was assigned an attorney.

Bunn’s daughter, who didn't want to be named, told CBS 4 that her father changed as a person ever since his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device during his stint in Iraq in 2003. The daughter said he was upset with the lack of testing and treatment he received from the army and was unhappy with the circumstances under which he left the army. Information about Bunn’s treatment and military status could not be obtained immediately.

“He was pretty reclusive,” Jeff Myers, a neighbor, said. “He doesn’t really come out in the neighborhood very much. I think he is a former military man.”

Bunn was reportedly gearing up to take part in last Friday’s “reopen now” rally at the Capitol with a firearm possibly to cause trouble. His house was raided leading to his arrest several hours before the rally was to begin.

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