Officer Pleads Not Guilty to 11 Charges After Explosives Found in Plymouth Home

The Boston officer who was suspended after explosives were found in a Plymouth home that belonged to him has been charged, according to reports. 

Officer Kirk Merricks was arrested Friday and charged with 11 counts of possession of explosives, four counts of receiving stolen property and one count of possession of ammunition, according to WCVB. com. 

Merricks was released on $1,000 bail Friday and ordered to surrender all weapons and explosive devices he possessed, according to the report. 

He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and Merricks's attorney said in court that there was no evidence linking the explosives to his client and that they may belong to the son of his estranged wife, according to Boston.com.

Merricks was suspended this week after Plymouth police and a Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad discovered various explosive devices in a home that once belonged to him on Paddington Way. Authorities discovered four grenades, explosive detonation cords, blasting caps and a form of TNT explosive, according to Boston.com.

Plymouth Police Chief Michael Botieri told Plymouth Patch Thursday that there was no immediate threat after explosives were found at the home. 

Merricks reportedly had not lived at the house since police were called to a domestic disturbance there in May or June, according to WCVB.