Man Charged in Probe of Exploding Trail Camera

Authorities have charged a Kentucky man in connection 

with a federal investigation into the explosion of a trail camera that injured 

another man.

 

 The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 39-year-old Mark 

Sawaf was charged in a criminal complaint with possession of an unregistered 

firearm and making an illegal firearm.

 

According to court documents, two trail cameras were found on a private trail 

in Harlan County earlier this year. The documents didn't specify what the 

cameras were used for.

 

The records say one of the cameras detonated when a man tried to install 

batteries in it, causing injuries to his chest and hand. Investigators from the 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later found another 

explosive device in a second trail camera. 

 

Sawaf is being held in the Laurel County Jail.