UPDATED: Suspect Charged With Possessing Improvised Explosive Device in Custody

UPDATE: Henson was taken into custody on Thursday (4/9/2020) without incident while sleeping at his mother’s residence. Henson was formally charged and is being held without bond.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Miller County Sheriff’s Department is turning to the public for information about a person of interest after a search warrant was served up at a residence off Highway-W near Lake Ozark. Sheriff Louie Gregoire says while conducting the search for stolen property, deputies discovered an improvised explosive device. The highway patrol’s bomb squad was summoned to render the device safe and remove it from the property. The person of interest, according to Gregoire, is identified as 39-year-old Kaleb Henson from the Eldon area. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Henson should contact the Miller County Sheriff’s Department or local law enforcement.