Man Finds and Transports Munition To Relatives House

Bellevue, Texas A nervous homeowner called the Clay County Sheriff's office to report an artillery shell in his front yard. The munition item reportedly came from the homeowner's brother-in-law who found the item while "rummaging through house that had burned in a wildfire the week prior". The man who found the item apparently thought it was a replica munition and decided to show it to his brother-in-law. How the item ended up in the burned out house in the first place and why the man decided to transport it instead of calling the police is unknown.

The Sheriff responded to the call and the EOD unit from Fort Sill provided technical support. EOD identified that the artillery round (size and type not reported) had been fired and was safe to transport. EOD transported the munitions back to Fort Sill for proper disposal. Nearby homeowners along with a building owned by the railroad were evacuated during the response which took close to two hours to resolve. No injuries were reported.