UPDATE: Trial date set for Friday

Sgt. 1st Class Trey Scott Atwater, the Special Forces soldier from Fort Bragg found with ordinance in a carry-on, is scheduled to appear in federal court, in Midland, Texas, at 2 p.m. on Friday.

The hearing will include an examination of the evidence against Atwater and a detention hearing according to the calendar on the U.S. District Court's website.

Federal Court Documents state that the Midland Police Department Bomb squad personnel had recovered the explosives, which were confirmed by their military marking as C-4. Atwater claims to not have have known about the military issued C-4.

MPD personal who have had training with explosives confirmed that the material removed from Atwater’s Luggage was consistent with explosives the appearance of C-4 and took custody of it to be placed into secure storage at the MPD range.

"FBI then questioned Atwater after he waived his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with us," FBI Agents said.

Atwater stated that he had been deployed with the 7th Special Forces Group and had returned from his third deployment in Afghanistan in April 2011, he explained that his military specialty was as a demolitions expert.

Atwater further explained that he Special Forces Team had a Special Operating Procedure (SOP), which was to carry at least two blocks of C-4 on any operation.

“Atwater said that he usually carried much more due to his specialty,” Corry Richardson, Special Agent of the FBI said. “When Atwater left Afghanistan, he said he packed his bags, to include the bag where explosives were found and had no recollection of there being an C-4 contained therein.”

The documents go on to saying Atwater said he had not used the bag since retuning from his deployment in Afghanistan and it had been in his garage. He further explained that he had not used any C-4 in any training since his return.

As he prepared to travel to Midland, TX for the holidays he said he grabbed the bag to use as a carry-on and put children’s items in.

He said he did not notice any explosives in the main compartment of the bag and he was surprised that the C-4 was in the bag when it was located at MAF.

The documents say Special Agent Richardson was later informed from TSA that Atwater had been also detained before at the airport Fayetteville, N.C. when he was en route to Midland, TX Christmas Eve 2011.

Documents state TSA scanners had located a military smoke grenade in his bag. The smoke grenade was confiscated and he was given a warning before being allowed to continue his trip.

Agent Richardson says Atwater told him he had forgotten to mention it to them during their initial interview.

He has been charged with trying to bring explosives onto an airplane, which carries a maximum 10-year federal prison sentence.