Police Arrest Man Who Set Off Explosive In Motel Parking Lot [UPDATE]

Updated Story 7:35 a.m.: Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a man who allegedly set of an explosive device Monday evening in Porter.

Charles Bond was arrested in nearby Shepherd after they received a call for a welfare check in the area Tuesday morning.

Bond, who was intoxicated at the time, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, and could face multiple charges for Monday's incident.

Original Story: PORTER, TX -- Police are looking for a man who allegedly set off an explosive device in the parking lot of a motel Monday evening.

The incident was reported at about 6 p.m. in the 24000 block of Interstate 69.

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According to a press release from the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office, a man was in the parking lot of the Palace Inn holding a shoe, and asked someone “if they wanted to see something cool.”

Witnesses said the man lit a fuse on the shoe and set it down in the parking lot.

The shoe exploded, sending debris flying, which hit several adults and at least one child.

No one was seriously injured by the flying debris, though one person who was near the explosion complained of numbness.

Investigators believe the device was a concussive pyrotechnic device, such as a firecracker, and not a pipe bomb.

Witnesses said the man got into a blue 2004 Lexus, Texas license plate number GH42LC.

The incident is under investigation.

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