{"id":114760,"date":"2025-12-23T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/pa-man-charged-with-attempting-to-make-weapons-of-mass-destruction-after-neighbor-tip-114760"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:49:06","slug":"pa-man-charged-with-attempting-to-make-weapons-of-mass-destruction-after-neighbor-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/pa-man-charged-with-attempting-to-make-weapons-of-mass-destruction-after-neighbor-tip-114760","title":{"rendered":"PA man charged with attempting to make weapons of mass destruction after neighbor tip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A counterterrorism investigation involving local, state and federal authorities led to the arrest of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania<\/a> man accused of attempting to possess or manufacture weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce\u2019s Office said 24-year-old Saleh Edwards has been charged with criminal attempt to possess or manufacture weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilkes-Barre City Police<\/a> and the FBI launched an investigation after being notified of suspicious activity involving a resident on Saint Clair Street.<\/p>\n<p>FBI special agents, along with county detectives and Wilkes-Barre police, conducted a court-authorized search at Edwards\u2019 home Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/university-delaware-student-accused-frightening-plot-attack-campus-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STUDENT ACCUSED OF &#8216;FRIGHTENING&#8217; PLOT TO ATTACK CAMPUS POLICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Court documents associated with the case have been filed under seal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/article\/news\/local\/luzerne-county\/wilkes-barre-bomb-saleh-edwards-luzerne-county-counterterrorism-district-attorney-sam-sanguedolce-police-fbi\/523-143f96fa-d131-41d8-9b07-ba903ccfb290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to WNEP<\/a> in Scranton, key court records remain sealed, limiting public details about what investigators found during the search of Edwards\u2019 home. The documents could remain sealed until a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled for Jan. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to Sanguedolce for additional information about the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/uk-town-sees-nearly-200-homes-evacuated-over-potential-explosives-threat-2-men-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UK TOWN SEES NEARLY 200 HOMES EVACUATED OVER POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVES THREAT, 2 MEN ARRESTED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanguedolce told WNEP he would not discuss a possible motive or say whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigators believe Edwards constructed<\/a> or used an explosive device. It was unclear whether Edwards had retained an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The DA also said the investigation began after a neighbor on Saint Clair Street reported suspicious activity at the residence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-signs-order-declaring-illicit-fentanyl-weapon-mass-destruction-citing-national-security-risks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP SIGNS ORDER DECLARING ILLICIT FENTANYL A &#8216;WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION,&#8217; CITING NATIONAL-SECURITY RISKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edwards was arraigned on Sunday evening by Magisterial District Judge Donald L. Whittaker, who denied bail, citing concerns the defendant posed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/terror\/counter-terrorism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">danger to the public<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show Edwards remains held at the county jail.<\/p>\n<p>Court filings reportedly reviewed by WNEP show the district attorney\u2019s office submitted at least one arrest warrant under seal Sunday. Luzerne County President Judge Stefanie J. Salavantis approved a 60-day sealing order.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities blocked off Saint Clair Street as Wilkes-Barre police, county detectives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI special agents<\/a> executed the search warrant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pa-man-charged-attempting-make-weapons-mass-destruction-after-neighbor-tip\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pa-man-charged-attempting-make-weapons-mass-destruction-after-neighbor-tip <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A counterterrorism investigation involving local, state and federal authorities led to the arrest of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania man accused of attempting to possess or manufacture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-114760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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