Man surrenders pipe bomb, weed outside Mass. VA hospital; police detonate device, no injuries

Pipe bomb, weed found outside Mass. VA hospital

BEDFORD, Mass. — Police detaining a man on an outstanding warrant outside a Massachusetts veterans affairs hospital got a surprise when the man’s friend handed them a pipe bomb.

Police Sgt. Michael Cloutier says Sean Carney and Christopher McDonald arrived at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, where one was planning to attend a detox program Friday.

Cloutier says officers noticed alcohol in the men’s car and detained Carney on an outstanding warrant. Police then went back to the car with McDonald, who handed over a pipe bomb and marijuana.

The state police bomb squad detonated the device. No one was hurt.

It is unclear what they planned to do with the bomb. Authorities did not know if they have lawyers.

They will be arraigned Monday.