A Virginia man pleaded not guilty Wednesday after being accused by the FBI of stockpiling the largest number of explosives bureau officials have witnessed. Brad Spafford, 36, answered mostly yes or no questions during his arraignment but pleaded not guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and possession of an unregistered short-barrel rifle,

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty in a federal case that accuses him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history

Prosecutors are fighting to keep a Virginia man behind bars after they say investigators found what could be the largest number of “finished explosive devices” in FBI history at his 20-acre home near Norfolk.

Prosecutors say federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they’ve ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month

FBI investigation of a Virginia man led to what the agency calls its largest-ever seizure by number of finished explosive devices.