RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A live grenade from the post-World War II era was discovered in Rankin County.

Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies and Explosive & Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Teams responded to a home on Margaret Lane in the Cleary Community on August 7.

After authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered the grenade was live. Burnell said the grenade had been kept and stored by a now-deceased veteran.

EOD experts were able to secure the grenade to be detonated at a later time.

During this incident, Burnell said no evacuations were necessary due to the distance between residences in the area.