Man Accused of Placing Pipe Bombs Intended To Damage Vehicle

(Ankeny, IA) The man accused of putting pipe bombs outside an Ankeny home last June tells investigators he intended to damage a vehicle parked there.  Chad Williams is charged with making a destructive device, possessing a destructive device, and possessing a firearm.  Williams says he put the pipe bombs near his former girlfriend’s home because the man dating her sister was lying about his military service.  When a search warrant was executed at Williams’ home, police found bomb-making materials and methamphetamine.  He told authorities he had done a background check on the man he was targeting and found he was an “ex-convict” pretending to have military experience.  His defense attorney has asked that he be placed in the V-A’s residential program for mental health and substance abuse treatment.