13 explosives found in home of man accused of carrying weapons at West Chester rally: Police

EAST WHITELAND TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- The man accused of carrying weapons at the 'No Kings' rally in West Chester over the weekend is back in Chester County Prison, and facing dozens of additional charges, after pipe bombs were allegedly found in his home.

"I'm glad they caught him," said Angela Fusselman from West Chester.

The Chester County District Attorney's office says Kevin Krebs, 31, was initially taken into custody on Saturday after police found a fully loaded handgun, three loaded handgun magazines, six loaded assault rifle magazines, knives, a ski mask and gloves hidden under his clothing.

He was denied bail Tuesday during a hearing. His next preliminary hearing is set for July 3.

Alex Krebs, who said Kevin Krebs is his younger brother, told Action News he carried the weapons to protect himself.

"In his brain, he's scared," said Alex. "I always tell him, you are safe always. You're always being protected. You're never in any harm's way."

Krebs was charged with failing to obtain a concealed carry permit and released on bail conditions that included he must surrender all his firearms to West Chester Police.

Police say they found 13 improvised explosive devices, several sketches of explosive devices, tactical vests, and other items in his garage while executing a search warrant at his home on Conestoga Road in East Whiteland Twp., near Malvern, on Monday night.

They also located a military-style radio, night-vision goggles and a gas mask inside his vehicle at his parents' home.

The Montgomery County bomb squad removed the bombs in a secure area, and no one was hurt.

"Very glad they found this before it turned into something worse," said Katrina Chakraborty from Newtown Square.

He's now charged with 13 counts of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 13 counts of Possession of an Instrument of Crime, one charge of Causing a Catastrophe and one count of Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

"It was pretty shocking that he had all these, and nobody knew," said Fusselman. "How can you walk in and out of your house, act normal and yet be a scary person?"

The affidavit states the bomb disposal unitalso located a box that said, quote, "no touch pls." Technicians found multiple improvised detonators, a kitchen timer, a 9-volt battery and a plastic pill bottle to act as a detonator.

"It's just scary that people can get the equipment they need to build those things, and I think we need to be looking at people's mental health states as well," said Chakraborty.

Alex says they're focused on getting Kevin professional help and wants the community to know:

"Tremendously sorry to everybody, and hopefully everyone can recover and hopefully be able to move past this and understand he's a safe loving person."

We also reached out to Krebs' lawyer for comment.