Two firearms, four homemade explosive devices and methamphetamine were recovered as a search warrant was served in Pettis County Friday morning.
According to a release from Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders, at 9:30 a.m., deputies from the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators from the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and an Investigator from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant for stolen firearms at the residence of Jeffrey L. Friedley, 38, of Mora, Missouri, located in the 30,000 block of Highway M.
During the search of the residence, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Unit responded to the scene and rendered the explosive devices safe.
Jeffrey Friedley is being held in the Pettis County Jail pending formal charges, including two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, four counts of Possession/Manufacture of an explosive device, Possession of a short-barreled rifle, Possession of a controlled substance, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the second degree.