Military mortar shell found in Jefferson City yard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City resident found a military mortar shell in their yard while they were doing yard work on Sunday morning.
According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, police received a call at 9:44 a.m. Sunday from a resident in the 1100 block of East High Street about a military mortar that was in their yard.
The Missouri Highway Patrol examined the mortar shell and determined it had no active igniter or explosives, the release says. MSHP brought the mortar shell to the Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Deposal Technician so it could be decommissioned, the release says.
