Homemade Explosive Device Rocks Sonora Neighborhood

Posted 7/9/26

A fireworks-related explosion that heavily damaged a carport, multiple vehicles and other property has resulted in criminal charges against a Sonora man after police say he detonated an improvised explosive device inside the city limits.

Interim Sonora Police Chief John Monk responded July 5 to a residence in the 1000 block of Tayloe Street after receiving reports of an explosion that caused significant property damage.

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