Martin Schenck was charged with use of an explosive device and arson after he allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to start a fire at his Denver home in early January, according to the Denver District Attorney’s office.
Police found four weapons and six additional Molotov cocktails at the 59-year-old’s home on Irving Street a block north of Exposition Avenue on Jan. 8. A Molotov cocktail is a crude incendiary device that typically uses a bottle filled with flammable liquid.
Denver police were at the residence in response to information from , a technology that can pinpoint gunshot locations, according to the district attorney’s office.
Schenck’s bond has been set at $50,000. He is charged with two counts of use of an explosive or incendiary device, one count of arson in the first degree, one count of arson in the second degree, four counts of possession of an explosive or incendiary device and eight counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
