A Salisbury Township man injured when a pipe bomb he was making fell on the floor and exploded is facing several charges, according to police.

Travis Lee Peachy, 51, was charged Wednesday with risking catastrophe, two counts of endangering the welfare of children and eight related offenses after the bomb exploded in his shed, according to police.

Peachey is in Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 15. He does not have an attorney listed on his docket as of Friday.

Pennsylvania State Police responded to Lancaster General Hospital on April 4, where Peachey was being treated for injuries from an explosion, according to charging documents.

His wife told troopers she was home with Peachey and their two children when she heard an explosion. She said soon after hearing the blast, her husband ran into the house and said he need to go to the hospital.

She said the children were playing in the backyard where the shed police said the pipe bomb exploded is located. The children were in the home when the blast occurred, according to charging documents.

Peachey, who had injuries to his face and eye, and shrapnel in his head, told troopers he was making a pipe bomb to entertain guests who were coming to his home. When he learned guests weren’t coming, he tried to disarm the device when he dropped it and it exploded, according to charging documents.


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