FORMER MARINE FILLED HOME WITH EXPLOSIVES

PUEBLO» When authorities arrested a former Marine at his home, he had four blocks of C-4 explosive stuffed in his boots and had wired his kitchen stove to explode.

Kyle Preston Clasby, 27, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver for possession of eight stolen high-explosive, dual-purpose grenades designed to damage military vehicles and equipment. He also had an arsenal including 50 to 70 blocks of C-4 explosive, an unknown amount of detonating cord and blasting caps, 9 mm and shotgun ammunition, night vision goggles and body armor, according to a federal arrest warrant affidavit. If convicted only on the grenade charges, Clasby faces up to 10 years in prison.

Man fatally shot in Lincoln Park neighborhood is identified.

A man who was fatally shot in Denver on Wednesday night has been identified. Kevin Garcia, 40, was shot in the 600 block of Lipan Street and taken to Denver Health medical center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner’s office. Garcia died of gunshot wounds, the coroner’s office said.

Two dogs rescued Thursday by firefighters.

AURORA»

Firefighters on Thursday rescued two dogs from flames and smoke. A kitchen fire broke out before 3 p.m. at 4777 South Salida Court, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. A family of of seven was displaced by the fire. No residents or firefighters were injured, and two dogs were rescued. One dog was given resuscitation on site, and the second dog was taken to a veterinarian for care. The fire was extinguished and contained to the kitchen.

Spending bill targets troops using government charge cards in strip clubs, casinos.

WASHINGTON»

The omnibus spending bill pending approval in Congress includes language that would ban U.S. troops and civilians working for the Defense Department from using government funding on expenses incurred in casinos or strip clubs.

It follows the release of a Defense Department inspector general report in 2015 that said that in a 12month period ending June 30, 2014, $952,258 was improperly spent using government charge cards in casinos and $96,576 was spent in “adult entertainment establishments.” The numbers would have been higher, but some transactions were declined by credit card companies, the watchdog found.

Using government charge cards in such establishments already is not allowed under Defense Department regulations.

In one case, the inspector general flagged five potential travel-card transactions involving casinos in Charles Town, W.Va., and a casino in Black Hawk.

Three plead guilty to trying to ship Colorado pot to Mississippi.

ST. MARTIN,

A third man has pleaded guilty to trying to FedEx 11 pounds of marijuana from Colorado to a Mississippi home. Kristopher Marcel Nguyen pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of possession with intent to distribute Tuesday, taking a similar plea deal as the ones agreed to by codefendants 35-year-old Jonathan Mathieu Martin and 35-yearold George Robert Tapper III. — Staff and wire reports