A student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is under arrest, accused of possessing explosives.

19-year-old, Ann Castater, is charged in Buffalo County with Felony Possession of a Destructive Device, as well as misdemeanor charges of Disturbing the Peace and Minor in Possession.  Kearney Police made the arrest last week.

On February 17, UNK Public Safety officers and Kearney Police responded to a campus emergency phone alert.  According to authorities, a male caller stated that he was on campus with a firearm and wanted to harm himself.

As they were investigating, officers received a report of gunshots coming from a University dormitory.  However, a search did not produce the source of the possible gunfire or the armed subject.

Then, on February 19, UNK Public Safety officers received a report that Castater threw an M-80 firecracker out of her dorm window in order to scare friends.  A subsequent search of her dorm room lead to the discovery of eight homemade destructive devices.

A State Fire Marshal investigator conducted an interview  with Castater, and the bomb squad from the Nebraska State Patrol removed and confiscated the devices.

According to officials at the University, Castater has moved out of the dorm and has been temporarily suspended pending a review by UNK’s student conduct officer.

Castater is being held at the Buffalo County Detention Center on a $1,500 cash bond.