Iowa man arrested for stockpiling bomb-making materials, body armor, guns, rifles and grenades

ORAN, IOWA – An Iowa man has been arrested for stockpiling bomb-making materials, body armor, guns, rifles, grenades and lots of other items of concern to police.

On February 4, 2016 the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office started an investigation on a Trevor John Satrom, age 34 of Oran, Iowa. After weeks of investigation and the assistance from the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) the State Fire Marshall service and the Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) a search warrant was conducted on Satrom’s residence on February 10, 2016 and evidence was collected that made it appear Satrom may be possessing material used to build and detonate several types of bombs. Over 30 pounds of black gun powder, numerous steel pipes threaded with drilled endcaps, 2 pressure cookers, one drilled out, several feet of Hobby fuse, pounds of BB’s and shredded metal used for shrapnel, a working Flame thrower that has the power to shoot a 50 foot flame for more than a 60 seconds, Napalm Mix used in the Flame Thrower, body armor, several guns and rifles and smoke grenades.

That day, Satrom was taken into custody and transported to a locked Hospital for treatment and released on March 4, 2016. The Fayette County Sheriff’s office arrested Satrom that day and transported him to the Fayette County Jail where he was charged with Unlawful Possession and/or Storage of Explosive material, a class “C” Felony and held a bond of $100,000.00 Cash.

On March 8, 2016 after further evidence was tested and examined by the ATF, Satrom was charged with Unlawful Possession Of Offensive Weapons, four counts, Class “D” Felony. The Sheriff’s office has no further details of Satrom’s intent, however all his computers and electronic devices were seized in the Warrant and are being examined at this time by the DCI Lab.

The Iowa State Patrol and the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the search warrant.

Sheriff Marty Fisher would like to add that no one was in danger at the time the warrant was executed and all precautions were taken when gathering the evidence by the State Fire Marshalls who were assisting at the search.