IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

On 3 November 2024, at approximately 1215 hours local time, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a home on the 400 block of Shadden Road in Tellico Plains following a report about a suspicious device that was found under a vehicle. MCSO deputies identified the device as an explosive device and called the Knox County Bomb Squad for assistance. Bomb squad technicians examined the device and rendered it safe. No injuries were reported. No further device details were provided. The ATF is leading the ongoing investigation.

On 10 October 2024, at approximately 1414 hours local time, Knoxville Police Department officers and Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to a recycling facility on the 2700 block of Mynderse Avenue in Knoxville after an employee discovered a steel box outside the plant that was emitting smoke. Knoxville Police Department Bomb Squad technicians used an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to examine the contents of the box, described as a “5x5 steel box” that they believed contained dynamite. The surrounding area was evacuated while authorities examined the box’s contents.

On 29 September 2024, at approximately 1159 hours local time, an IED described as a “crude concealed device with fireworks components” was found in a men’s room near a casino in Tampa, prompting the response of the Seminole Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Bomb Disposal Team. Bomb technicians rendered safe the device and removed it from the premises. Authorities continued the investigation while the casino was reopened, and on 30 September, they discovered a second similar device in a different men’s room in the casino’s mezzanine area.

On the morning of 19 September 2024, Anderson County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputies served a search warrant at the makeshift home of a man who lived in the woods near US-29 and Allie Campbell Road in Williamston after the ACSO Bomb Squad discovered that the suspect had been using “everyday household items” to create explosions in the woods. The man fled the scene but was located and arrested following a manhunt and charged with 17 counts of possession of a destructive device and 1 count of possession of a weapon by a felon. No further device details have been released.

On 6 September 2024, at approximately 1200 hours local time, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad technicians responded to a house on the 5600 block of Rensslaer Drive in the Raleigh-Bartlett area after a man cleaning out the house discovered four possible explosive devices inside. Bomb squad technicians removed the devices, described as cylindrical devices with fuses wrapped in gaffer’s tape, from the residence for later disposal. No further information has been released.