CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. – The Christian County Sheriff’s Office says a Fort Campbell soldier and a Clarksville resident are suspected of blowing up mailboxes using homemade bombs, as well as damaging other property.
According to a news release, the suspects broke into several barns on John Rives Spur belonging to Garnett Farms on the night of Feb. 25 and damaged property belonging to the Garnett family including a pickup truck and two tractors.
On Feb. 26, the suspects are accused of using homemade explosive devices to blow up three mailboxes in the area of Long Pond Rd. Officials believe the bombs were made using PVC pipe and gunpowder.
Det. Sgt. Mark Reid was able to trace the evidence back to two individuals: one from Clarksville and the other, a soldier from Fort Campbell. With the assistance of the Criminal Investigations Division from Fort Campbell, Sgt. Reid was able to interview the suspects and obtained full confessions from one and a partial confession from the other.
The suspects have been identified as Daniel Kordis of Clarksville and Ethan D. English of Fort Campbell.
Kordis and English were each charged with burglary, criminal mischief, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and possession of a destructive device.
Kordis was arrested March 9 and English was arrested March 10. Both were booked into the Christian County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.