Encino resident David Patton, 52, was charged Friday with four felony counts of possession of a destructive device on a public street and one charge of transportation of a controlled substance.
Patton was pulled over by police Thursday afternoon at a gas station at the intersection of Devonshire Street and Reseda Boulevard in Northridge. Officers discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb. A subsequent search turned two additional pipe bombs, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office.
Methamphetamine was also found in the vehicle.
Police closed the intersection and evacuated people from surrounding businesses and residences.
Patton was held on $530,000 bail. If convicted, he faces a maximum possible sentence of six years and eight months in jail.
