4:25 P.M. UPDATE:
A sheriff's major in White County said Tuesday that a helium tank found on a rural bridge was "pretty harmless."
Maj. Clayton Edwards said the container found Monday on a Conway Road bridge between Judsonia and Bald Knob was empty except for some fireworks accelerant.
Edwards said the sheriff's office was investigating the device but said his own opinion was that no one intended harm with it.
Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said his agency's only role in the case was to render the device safe and said the sheriff's office was handling the investigation.
Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
— Debra Hale-Shelton
EARLIER:
Authorities found what they believe to be a homemade bomb on an Arkansas bridge Monday morning.
Deputies in White County responded to a report of a suspicious device located on a Conway Road bridge about 10:30 a.m. Monday, a news release from the sheriff's office said.
Officers reportedly called in the Arkansas State Police Bomb Squad, who confirmed that it was an improvised explosive device. State police disabled the device safely and gathered evidence, according to the release.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made.
— Rachel Herzog
