By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (MyFoxBoston.com) - Inside a burning Florida home investigators say they found a bowling ball filled with gunpowder connected to long rope used as a wick, like something straight out of a cartoon ready to explode.
According to an arrest report, Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies believe 21-year-old Tyler Butler set fire to his house and had plans to light the explosive device as well, but was stopped.
Butler faces charges of first-degree arson and attempting to use a destructive device. He remains in the Palm Beach County jail without bail.
On Sunday evening deputies and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue were called to a foreclosed home in Loxahatchee for a report of a fire. Witnesses told deputies they overheard Butler saying he was going to set the home on fire.
Once in custody, Butler admitted to setting the house on fire and creating the device. Bomb technicians went into the home and dismantled the explosive.
Butler does not appear to have any other arrests in Palm Beach County.
