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Two more arrested after explosive damages Pittsburg home

Two more men from Pittsburg have been arrested after an apparent homemade explosive damaged a home in Pittsburg last month. Read the full press release below:

Continued follow up investigation by detectives into the criminal use of explosives incident in the 2100 block of S. Broadway St., in Pittsburg, on Monday morning, May 18, has resulted in two additional suspects being positively identified and arrested.

On Thursday morning, 24-year-old Jessie J. Doyen, of Pittsburg, and 34-year-old Christopher L. Steffey, also of Pittsburg, were identified has having direct involvement with the placement and use of the explosive device.

Both Doyen and Steffey were taken into custody without incident and were transported to the jail at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office for booking. Both Doyen and Steffey were arrested for felony aggravated arson, felony criminal use of explosives and misdemeanor criminal damage, and are both being held in lieu of a $25,000.00 bond each.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time.

This comes as 43-year-old Raskia Colbert of Pittsburg was arrested for his involvement in the incident last week

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