BRANFORD, Fla. (WCJB) - Suwannee County sheriff’s deputies say land clearing crews found a “booby trap” at a property in Branford.

Investigators say a suspicious metal ammunition storage can was found while a landscaping crew was working in the area on Wednesday.

Deputies determined it was an old homemade trap containing a flare gun and shotgun shells.

The device was waterlogged and damaged. Deputies successfully disarmed the device. No one was hurt.

Deputies think the device was left behind by a previous land owner a long time ago and wasn’t intended to harm the new owners.

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