A Bluffton man called County Sheriff’s Office Thursday saying he found a in the attic of his home on Burnt Church Road in Bluffton, according to police reports.
The man said he was cleaning out when he came across what he believed was a “CS” gas (teargas) in a crate, the report states. He advised police it was likely about 40 years old from when he served in the Marine Corps.
Deputies contacted the bomb squad for the , which the man said was now sitting in the passenger side of his truck. A captain with the bomb squad inspected the and advised he believed it was a gas which could contain deadly gas.
The bomb squad took charge over the , the report states.
Teresa Moss: 843-706-8152, @TeresaIPBG
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