Man awaiting trial for murder is indicted on weapons charge

LISBON — Jack C. Amato Jr., who is awaiting trial for the shooting death of his wife in 2007, has been indicted for allegedly having homemade bombs in his possession.

The Columbiana County grand jury handed up the new indictment on the charge of possession of a dangerous ordnance today.

Amato Jr., 36, is at the county jail after five guns and homemade bombs were discovered Sept. 17 when authorities executed a search warrant at the Irondale home of his father, Dr. Jack Amato. Amato Jr. had been staying there under electronic monitoring while awaiting trial.

The indictment states that Amato Jr. possessed “a pipe bomb (s).”

Authorities said they found two rifles, two handguns, a shotgun and about 18 bombs in Amato Jr.’s bedroom in his father’s house.

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