The Madison Police Department is requesting help from federal agencies regarding the investigation of explosive materials in a residence on North Brooks Street, according to a police report.
MPD contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Dane County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and Wisconsin National Guard 54th Civil Support Team about the materials found in an apartment on the 10 block of North Brooks Friday afternoon, according to the report.
University of Wisconsin communications director John Lucas said in an email that Andrew Cockerham, the 20-year-old who was arrested in connection to the discovery, is not currently enrolled at UW-Madison but has attended in past semesters, most recently in fall 2013 for engineering.
Cockerham told investigators he is involved in “amateur rocketry” and “hobby chemistry,” according to the report. Detectives are trying to determine if the suspect had other motives for possessing the materials.
