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Detention hearing set for Wilder man with explosives

A hearing is scheduled for Friday to decide whether the man accused of having explosive devices in a residential neighborhood will be held without bail.
Published: Apr. 15, 2022 at 8:56 AM EDT
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - An Upper Valley man accused of having explosive devices in a residential neighborhood will be in federal court in Burlington Friday for a detention hearing.

William Hillard, 51 was arrested Wednesday and was being held on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a destructive device.

Authorities went to his home on Perkins Place in Wilder with a search warrant and say they found explosives, an AR-15 style rifle, and ammo.

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