Bomb-Making Suspect Arrested in Sherwood Park

0:00RCMP officers in Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton, made a chilling discovery this week during a routine traffic stop around 1.30 a.m. They pulled over a buet in Verano with fake license plates and arrested the driver after spotting bear spray and a knife. A deeper search turned of drug ear and a briefcase packed as an improvised explosive device loaded with hundreds of screws for shrapnel. The bomb was energized but safely disconnected, showing the maker knew what they were doing. Experts say it wasn't built to wreck buildings or cars, but to shred people in a crowd, sending deadly fragments flying at high speed in some public spot. Former Mounty and Security Pro Neil Lemay called it unlike any pipe bomb he's seen, designed for maximum human carnage in unsecured areas like busy, streets or events. The fine forced an evacuation of a nearby gas station until the explosives unit neutralized it without incident. The suspect, 36-year-old Andrew Timothy Walker from Strathcona County, faces heavy charges

1:04including possessing and explosive weapons, offenses, drug trafficking, impaired driving and resisting arrest. Court records reveal he's no stranger to this convicted before on bomb-making charges in 2021 with a 120-day sentence. Best time for a role in a fatal incident last year. This bust highlights how close disasters skimmed by thanks to sharp police work and Walker's past raises questions about repeat threats in the area. Stay vigilant out there. That's your Calgary News Today update, AI powered and always on.