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A 23-year-old Bellefonte man was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of five explosive devices, according to U.S. Attorney David J. Freed.
Mitchell Ocker-Mullen allegedly received and possessed five grenades from on or about Oct. 12 through Oct. 29.
The indictment also alleges that Ocker-Milton was prohibited from possessing the explosives because he had been previously convicted of a felony offense in Centre County.
In addition, the indictment alleges that Ocker-Mullen was not licensed to possess the grenades and had not registered the explosives in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
The case was investigated by the Bellefonte Police Department and the FBI.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George J. Rocktashel is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for each of the three offenses is 10 years in prison, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.