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Florida man arrested after bombs, ammo, school maps found in home

By Sarah Elsesser, Palm Beach Post
By Sarah Elsesser, Palm Beach Post

DUNEDIN, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested after homemade bombs, an AK-47 assault rifle, ammunition and school maps were discovered inside his bedroom.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a news conference Thursday that deputies were set to search the home Randall Drake, 24, of Dunedin, Florida, shared with his parents for a child pornography investigation.

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During a search of Drake's bedroom on Wednesday, authorities said detectives found explosives and numerous firearms in a locked closet, The Associated Press reported.

The weapons included the following:

  • An AK-47 rifle with a 60-round clip
  • A .308-caliber rifle
  • A .50-caliber pistol
  • A 12-gauge shotgun
  • Numerous other handguns
  • About 15 knives
  • A baseball bat with protruding nails in it
  • A crossbow
  • Brass knuckles
  • A container of gunpowder
  • More than 2,300 rounds of ammunition
  • Three incendiary devices
  • A homemade silencer
  • Tactical vests

Detectives also said they found a map and aerial images of an elementary and middle school in Tampa, Florida, as well as the Hillsborough County Water Treatment Plant. According to deputies, journals and a handwritten letter that talked about revenge were also discovered.

Gualtieri said his office is trying to figure out why Drake had the incendiary devices and what he was going to do with them.

Drake has since posted $20,000 bond. He faces two charges of unlawfully making, possessing or attempting to make a destructive device.

Detectives arrested a 24-year-old Dunedin man after detectives found three destructive devices in his home following the execution of a search warrant on October 19, 2017. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a press conference to discuss the arrest of Randall Drake, and the evidence found at his home that included a large collection of weapons, three destructive devices and aerial maps of two schools and a water treatment plant in Hillsborough County. Drake was arrested and charged with two counts of unlawfully making, possessing, or attempting to make a destructive device. He was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

Posted by Pinellas County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, October 19, 2017

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