Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey shared on Friday that deputies are investigating a possible pipe bomb found during a search of a suspicious vehicle in Mims.

The investigation, which involves the county's bomb unit, has prompted road closures in the area of Deering Parkway Road near U.S. 1 and Interstate 95.

"A suspicious vehicle was seen out here by one of the communications teams, our team approached the vehicle, his story didn't match what was going on, so after a little bit of time, a search of his vehicle revealed what appears to be a pipe bomb," Ivey said in a Facebook post.

A section of Brevard County Road 5A remains closed as authorities investigate an explosive device found in a truck, and the suspect is now in custody.

Ivey said, "When we first brought this to your attenti

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