Walmart Bomb Maker Busted

Police say Florida woman crafted a bomb using a glass jar, nails and other items pulled from the shelves of a Tampa Walmart, then tried to light the shoelace fuse, all with her child by her side. WFLA's Melanie Michael reports.

TAMPA, Fla. (NBC News) — A Tampa, Florida woman appeared before a judge Monday after she was arrested for allegedly making a bomb inside of a Walmart.

Emily Stallard, 37, reportedly crafted the homemade bomb in front of a child at the Walmart on East Fletcher Avenue.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a security guard noticed the Stallard wandering aimlessly through the aisles for more than an hour, opening odd items such as nails, a Mason jar and denatured alcohol. He told deputies her behavior was “suspicious.”

The security guard began watching her closely and alerted an off-duty FWC officer who was in the store. The two men were able to stop Stallard right before she lit a wick and detained her until deputies arrived, according to the arrest report.

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