On July 10, 2007 at 6:44 PM the Sevier County Sheriff's Department received a call from the homeowner at 3244 Robeson Rd. According to the report, she had found some dynamite and copper blasting caps in the garage on the property while cleaning out the garage.
The Sevier County Interagency Hazardous Devices Unit was called to the scene and disposed of the dynamite.
The dynamite was approximately 20 years old and had to be burned on the scene.
The blasting caps were collected by the Sevier County Interagency Hazardous Devices Unit and will be disposed of in a training exercise on July 12, 2007 according to Sgt. Doug Ogle the commander of the Sevier County Interagency Hazardous Devices Unit.