Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices while executing a search warrant for a man who had threatened to kill public officials and tried to detonate the devices as he was being arrested, Tennessee authorities said Saturday.

A Polk County man was charged with 11 counts of attempted murder and weapons violations after authorities found 14 improvised explosive devices in his home.

A Tennessee man was arrested after the police alleged he targeted public officials and law enforcement and was discovered with 14 IEDs in his home.