Original bond continues for Almond

Edgar Almond appeared in district court Wednesday with his lawyer Steven Elmhauser in front of Honorable judge Weimer.

Almond is being charged with possession of a destructive device, a class IV felony. The charges stem from an incident called in to the police department on Sept. 14, which tipped police off that Almond illegally was making explosive devices in his van.

Elmhauser requested for Almond’s bond to be reduced due to his belief that Almond was not a danger to the public, saying the explosive device was detonated in an abandoned field, and the only explosive materials found was pryode...