Explosives Found at Defense Worker’s Home

A U.S. Defense Department worker who handles explosives at Ft. Ord was accused of hoarding them at his home, a law enforcement official said.

Responding to a domestic violence call, authorities found a cache of explosive materials -- rocket-launcher tubes, flash and smoke grenades and detonating cord -- Oct. 6 in sheds outside the home of Jeffrey Dean Trebler, 38.

Trebler told investigators his job was to accept explosives from members of the public and then destroy them. “The things he found interesting, he just took home rather than destroy,” a spokesman said.