Bomb squad finds old hand grenade in shed at Central Florida home, deputies say

According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, new homeowners found an old hand grenade in a shed on their property. 

They said that the county's Bomb Squad was called to a home on SE 107th Terrace on Wednesday to dispose of the grenade.

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The Sheriff's Office said that same day, the responding bomb squad had just trained with members of the Coleman Federal Prison.

Sergeant Eric Larson was actually presented with a token of appreciation from Lieutenant Waller and Captain Yeager from the Coleman Federal Prison. 

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This story was written in Orlando, Florida.