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- Green told deputies he used stump remover mixed with sugar to make smoke bombs.
Authorities say a Florida man ignited a homemade pipe bomb that flew into his neighbor's yard and shared a video of the outcome on Facebook.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a Sunday news release 25-year-old Christopher Green is facing a charge of making a destructive device.
Nobody was injured but houses in the Orange City neighborhood were evacuated.
Green told deputies he used stump remover mixed with sugar to make smoke bombs. He posted the Facebook video before the arrest, writing he didn't expect that thrust.
The neighbor heard a loud hissing noise when she saw the metal pipe flying into her yard Saturday.
Vikki Johnson told NBC station WESH-TV that Green came to her after bailing out of jail and apologized.
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"He kind of explained what it was and explained how it wasn't supposed to go wrong like that," Johnson said. "He apologized sincerely to me. He didn't mean any harm."
"It was kind of scary. I know he didn't mean for that to happen but it's still hard to go through and he knows that and I could tell he won't do it again, yeah," Johnson said.
Green later wrote on Facebook "I went to jail for this. Could be facing up to 10 years. Hope they take it easy."
