Thaddeus Murphy, 44, has been arrested in connection with the bombing that occurred near an NAACP office last month. Murphy was charged with arson of a building and being a felon in possession of a firearm, The Associated Press reports.
Previously, the FBI believed the incident may have been an act of terrorism. No one was harmed in the explosion.
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