ARREST MADE IN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE INVESTIGATION
DIME BOX, TEXAS -- The Lee County Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with an investigation involving explosive devices in Dime Box, Texas.
On January 15, 2026, the Lee County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of multiple local, state, and federal agencies, executed a search warrant and arrest warrant at a location in Burleson County. The operation was related to an ongoing investigation stemming from an incident involving explosive devices in Dime Box, Texas. During the investigation, the Lee County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division identified the suspect and prior tenant of the residence.
The suspect, identified as Randolph Michael Young, age 72, was taken into custody without incident. Following the arrest, the suspect was transported to a local hospital for unrelated medical treatment and was subsequently booked into the Lee County Jail on an outstanding warrant for Possession of a Prohibited Weapon - Explosives, a Third-Degree Felony under Texas Penal Code §46.05.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance and cooperation during this investigation and arrest:
- Texas Department of Public Safety Special Response Team
- Texas Department of Public Safety Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol
- Texas Rangers
- Austin Police Department Bomb Squad
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- Burleson County Sheriff's Office
- Burleson St. Joseph EMS
- Lee County Constable Precincts 2 and 4
- Lee County Emergency Management
- Giddings Fire Department
- Dime Box Fire Department
- Lee County EMS
- Lee County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2.
- Lee County Attorney's Office
- Burleson County Attorney's Office
Lee County Sheriff Garrett Durrenberger appreciates the professionalism and coordinated response of all assisting agencies, which ensured the safe resolution of this incident.
This investigation remains ongoing. No further information is available for release at this time.
Source:
Garrett Durrenberger
Sheriff | Lee County, TX
