Evansville police found an improvised explosive device during a traffic stop over the weekend.
Officers stopped a truck whose license plate belonged to another vehicle.
Driver Randal Burkhart said he had no license, registration, or proof of insurance.
Inside the truck, officers found what appeared to be a shotgun shell wrapped in tape with a screw protruding from the primer.
The bomb squad said it appeared to be an improvised grenade.
Burkhart was jailed after admitting to making the device.
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