Police: Man Arrested For Setting Off Explosive On Apartment Balcony

A Mentor man is accused of setting off an explosive in his apartment complex.

Additionally, when officers searched his property they found a pipe bomb and the ingredients to make other explosives, according to police.

Mentor Police initially received a call about a loud explosion at about noon outside of Unit D423 at . The explosion did not damage any property or hurt anyone but it did create a lot of smoke.

When officers arrived, they met 21-year-old Stephen Bull who admitted to causing the explosion by igniting aluminum powder and potassium per chlorate inside a plastic container on the balcony of his apartment, Mentor Police Lt. Ken Zbiegien said.

When police searched Bull's apartment and his car, they found a pipe bomb in his trunk and more materials used to make explosives.

Bull was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance and illegal manufacturing of an explosive.

The Lake County Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team helped safely remove the small pipe bomb, Zbiegien said.

Bull is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in .

The following arrest information was supplied by the Mentor Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. For questions about this story, email jason.lea@patch.com.