A Des Moines man has been charged with several crimes after being injured when a homemade explosive device detonated.

Des Moines police say officers were called to a domestic dispute around 4:30 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of SE 14th Street.

The investigation revealed that Tristen Berlin, 40, took the explosive device to a home he had previously shared with a former girlfriend, according to a news release.

"People within the home reported that Berlin had entered into the home with the device," DMPD said in the release. "At some point, outside the home, the device had detonated causing minor injuries to Berlin."

Responding officers secured the area and Des Moines Police Department Bomb Squad and Crimes Against Property Section arson investigators determined the explosive to be made ou

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