North Carolina man arrested after buying bomb materials at Family Dollar store: report

Channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina is reporting new details on a man accused of attempting to blow up a State Bureau of Investigation agent.

Authorities charged Thomas Dewey Taylor with three counts of attempted first-degree murder for the plot and one count of possession of a weapon of mass destruction. Taylor is the former office manager of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, a four-day annual Scottish festival.

"Angie Grube, spokeswoman for the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, said Taylor was suspected of embezzling money and committing financial credit card theft. Grube said an investigation turned up an improvised explosive device with ignitable liquids," the network reported. "Warrants obtained by Channel 9 said Taylor bought the ingredients, including everything from lighter fluid to a hot plate, at a Family Dollar. The search warrant was for his home in Avery County, where SBI agents went to look for evidence of shrapnel, batteries and combustible liquids."

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case.

"The sheriff said officials with the Highland Games contacted the sheriff's office about more than $10,000 missing. The court documents said three days before finding the explosive device, Quillin met with deputies about the embezzlement case involving Taylor, who at one time worked for the Highland Games," the network reported.