WOODLAND, Maine — Maine State Police arrested a man from Aroostook County on Saturday on several charges, including five counts of arson.
Investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal obtained an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Joshua Brydon of Woodland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a news release.
Brydon is being charged with five counts of arson (class A), one count of attempted arson (class B), six counts of criminal use of explosives (class C), two counts of stalking (class D), and one count of endangering the welfare of a child (class D).
"The arrest resulted from the culmination of an 18-month-long investigation into incidents of improvised explosive devices, and improvised incendiary devices being used to target multiple victims within the town of Woodland," the release states.
Moss said several devices were dropped using a drone, and others were placed or thrown by hand.
"The Investigations Division of the Office of State Fire Marshal was provided both technical and physical assistance during the investigation by several agencies including the Maine State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and Homeland Security Investigations," the release states.
Brydon is being held at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton pending his first court appearance.