Live Post-WWII Grenade Found in Rankin County Home

Live grenade found at Rankin County home

The Rankin County Sheriff's Department and a bomb squad respond to Florence.

Live post-WWII grenade found in Rankin County home

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A live grenade from the post-World War II era was discovered in Rankin County. Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff's Office, said deputies and Explosive & Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Teams responded to a home on Margaret Lane in the Cleary Community on August 7. Austin Drummond held in jail without bond; state seeks death penalty After authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered the g…

Live hand grenade in Rankin County home prompts bomb squad response - SuperTalk Mississippi

The discovery of a hand grenade resulted in law enforcement responding to a residence in the Cleary community on Thursday morning. According to a release from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, the agency’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) teams responded to the home on Margaret Lane and confirmed the device was live. Officials believe it had been stored by a now-deceased veteran who previously lived at the residence. EOD teams safely rem…

Live Grenade Found in Rankin County Home Prompts Bomb Squad Response

FLORENCE, Miss. – A live grenade discovered at a residence in the Cleary community of Rankin County prompted a response from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Authorities were called to a home on Margaret Lane after a grenade was…

Live Grenade From Post-WW2 Era Found In Home In Rankin County - Darkhorse Press

On Thursday, August 7, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department along with Explosive & Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Teams responded to a home on Margaret Lane in Cleary Community of Rankin County after a grenade was found. Investigators said after they arrived, the item was determined to be a live grenade from the post-WW2 era. It had been kept and store by a now-deceased veteran. EOD experts were able to secure the grenade to be detonated at a later …