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Bullhead City Man Arrested on Terror Threat and Drug Charges After Bomb Found

Monitored prison calls pointed investigators to the suspect.

Overview

  • Police arrested Bryan Christopher Lee Chambers, 23, in Bullhead City on suspicion of making terrorist threats and drug offenses and booked him into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.
  • Investigators say a Yuma Prison monitoring unit flagged recorded calls that mentioned a family member making a bomb, which led detectives to identify Chambers.
  • A police review of transcripts describes talk about hiding guns and drugs before the inmate’s release and references to an explosive device that included mentions of the Laughlin Bridge over the Colorado River.
  • Officers report finding cocaine on Chambers during the arrest, then locating an explosive device, bomb‑making materials, and more cocaine in a search of his Church Street home by a bomb squad and K‑9 team.
  • Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, with the case built on the recorded calls and items seized during the search, and no court appearance details released yet.