Dayton-area man pleads guilty to possessing ‘improvised explosive devices’

A Troy, Ohio man pleaded guilty on Nov. 21 to possessing multiple “unregistered destructive devices,” according to the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio.

Steven J. Werling, 54, admitted last week that he knowingly possessed “improvised explosives devices” in April of this year. The devices were stored at his home on Barnhart Road in Troy.

Federal investigators also discovered that Werling had previously researched and made purchases relating to homemade explosive devices.

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According to the United States Attorney’s Office, the devices consisted of plastic tubes that contained a mixture of explosive contents, although it did not say exactly what was inside of them.

Werling’s plea recommends a sentence of up to 24 months in federal prison, although at the time this story was published, Werling has not been sentenced.

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