Police used taser on 62-year-old Grafton man found with explosives

  An hours-long standoff Saturday at a Grafton, N.D., home ended with police using a Taser on a 62-year-old man and taking him into custody for having bombs at his home, court records say. Gregory Sevigny, who was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing in state district court in Grafton on Monday, was arrested after the Grafton Police Department, Grand Forks Regional SWAT team and Grand Forks Regional Bomb Squad carried out a search warrant Saturday evening at his home at 1328 McHugh Ave. in Grafton, the criminal complaint says. During the search, court papers say, police found four 6-inch-long cylinders filled with what looked like explosive material. Bomb squad agents also found what appeared to be detonation cords or fuses inside the cylinders, according to the complaint. The complaint says Sevigny locked himself inside a room of the house during the search. After a standoff that lasted several hours police forced themselves into the room and tried to arrest him. Sevigny resisted officers, prompting them to use a Taser on him, according to the complaint. The complaint does not go into detail on how Sevigny allegedly resisted officers but says he fought with officers until they restrained him and placed him under arrest. The search was prompted by information given to the police that someone in Grafton was possibly making explosive devices, according to a news release from the Grafton Police Department. Sevigny was charged with four counts of possessing a bomb and one count of resisting arrest, all class C felonies, according to the complaint. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Grand Forks Police Department, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office, UND Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also assisted in the investigation, according to the news release.
 An hours-long standoff Saturday at a Grafton, N.D., home ended with police using a Taser on a 62-year-old man and taking him into custody for having bombs at his home, court records say.Gregory Sevigny, who was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing in state district court in Grafton on Monday, was arrested after the Grafton Police Department, Grand Forks Regional SWAT team and Grand Forks Regional Bomb Squad carried out a search warrant Saturday evening at his home at 1328 McHugh Ave. in Grafton, the criminal complaint says.During the search, court papers say, police found four 6-inch-long cylinders filled with what looked like explosive material. Bomb squad agents also found what appeared to be detonation cords or fuses inside the cylinders, according to the complaint.The complaint says Sevigny locked himself inside a room of the house during the search. After a standoff that lasted several hours police forced themselves into the room and tried to arrest him.Sevigny resisted officers, prompting them to use a Taser on him, according to the complaint. The complaint does not go into detail on how Sevigny allegedly resisted officers but says he fought with officers until they restrained him and placed him under arrest.The search was prompted by information given to the police that someone in Grafton was possibly making explosive devices, according to a news release from the Grafton Police Department.Sevigny was charged with four counts of possessing a bomb and one count of resisting arrest, all class C felonies, according to the complaint. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.Walsh County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Grand Forks Police Department, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office, UND Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also assisted in the investigation, according to the news release.