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Man Accused of Building 4th of July Pipe Bomb

Man Accused of Building 4th of July Pipe Bomb - Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 6:20PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Sunday, Jul 5, 2009 @ 06:20pm EST
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY- A Luzerne County man is locked up accused of causing an Independence Day bomb scare.

Police say 44-year-old Raymond Cupinski of Plymouth is the man behind the 4th of July commotion.

Cops were called to Cupinski's Church Street home Saturday night around 6:30 after his wife called 9-1-1. She told police Cupinski was making a pipe bomb and he'd kill her if she told anyone.

Police shut down several streets and evacuated nearby homes. They confiscated the pipe bomb and a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol.

Police also say Cupinski planned to set off the pipe bomb last night.

Cupinski is jailed on multiple charges, including possessing or making weapons of mass destruction and risking a catastrophe.