Man Arrested For Setting Off Explosive Near Boerne Beer Garden

Officials are identifying a man who was arrested on Saturday after an explosion near a beer garden in Boerne. Police arrested 56-year-old Michael Smith on a charge of possession of a prohibited weapon. The blast was reported near Random, a beer garden near Boerne Lake. Deputies found traces of a homemade IED in the parking lot. The Kendall County Sheriff's Office says Smith lives in a small apartment on the property in exchange for upkeep. He reportedly set off the explosion by accident and wasn't trying to harm anybody.


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