A Tennessee man was arrested after the police alleged he targeted public officials and law enforcement and was discovered with 14 IEDs in his home.

Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices while executing a search warrant for a man who had threatened to kill public officials and tried to detonate the devices as he was being arrested, Tennessee authorities said Saturday.

Officials in Tennessee found 14 improvised explosive devices in a man's home while they were arresting him this week on suspicion of threatening officials, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.