A 47-year-old Rose Creek man accused of possessing nine pipe bombs and other weapons in his home pleaded guilty Thursday in Mower County court.

Kevin Duane Reed awaits sentencing on Aug. 27 for a single felony count of illegally possessing explosives.

Mower County sheriff’s deputies first got a tip about Reed in late May from a relative, who said Reed had 14 bricks of explosives in the home. The relative added that Reed had become “very paranoid,” according to a criminal complaint.

On May 27, authorities went to Reed’s 100 Fourth St. SW home in Rose Creek at around 7:30 p.m. Reed admitted to authorities that he owned several firearms, though he said they were kept in storage. He said he planned on giving the weapons to his 19-year-old son, who also lived at the residence, according to the complaint.

Reed, however, initially denied possessing any explosive devices. After evacuating 10 nearby homes, the Bloomington, Minn., Bomb Squad searched the residence and recovered the pipe bombs. The explosives were safely detonated in a nearby field, and the last of the evacuees were allowed to re-enter their homes at around 1 a.m. on May 28.

During the search, authorities also recovered bomb-making literature, a trunk containing shrapnel, mercury, wire and a timer, and various other chemicals and bomb-related items.

In addition, at least one of the recovered bombs was “fully fused and armed,” the complaint states.

The complaint does not indicate a motive, and Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi said it is unclear what the man’s intentions were with the bombs and other weapons.