Police: S.C. man threw explosive at ex-girlfriend's home

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CHARLESTON (AP) - A South Carolina man is facing multiple charges, including second-degree arson, after police said they think he threw an explosive device at the apartment of a woman who recently broke up with him.

The State reported 32-year-old Devin Ross Spinelli was arrested Monday in Charleston.

Police officers responded to a call at the woman's apartment. An incident report says they found evidence that something had burned outside underneath a window, and there was a smell of gasoline.

An officer who stopped Spinelli in his vehicle nearby said Spinelli was wearing medical gloves and had a lighter and a bottle of liquid that appeared to be gasoline.

The newspaper did not report whether Spinelli is represented by an attorney. His bond was set at $250,000.