Stolen semi full of ammonium nitrate stopped in Kenly (NC) [View All]

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Source: Raleigh News & Observer

KENLY -- The state Highway Patrol and Homeland Security officials have arrested a man who they say stole a tractor trailer filled with ammonium nitrate. The truck was stopped at a gas station off Interstate 95 in Kenly in Johnston County today, said Sgt. Jorge Brewer with the Highway Patrol.

Authorities have arrested Brian Rutledge, 46, of Carrollton, Ohio, and charged him with possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest. He is in the Johnston County jail, Brewer said.
The 18-wheeler was stolen in Orville, Ohio. Brewer did not know how it was stolen.

The truck was carrying an undisclosed amount of the chemical compound ammonium nitrate, which is commonly used as a fertilizer in farming. It can also be used as an explosive.


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Not sure if he was going north on I-95, which is how you get to DC from NC.

Nice.