A Stoneham man was arrested and federally charged Wednesday after allegedly placing an explosive device on an ATM in Woburn in early September, police said.

Christopher Silva, 43, was arrested Wednesday morning at his Stoneham home by the FBI Boston’s Violent Crimes Task Force. He was charged with maliciously damaging the ATM with an explosive, the Woburn Police Department said in a Facebook post .

Silva allegedly placed an explosive device on an ATM at Eastern Bank on Mishawum Road on Sept. 4 around 4 a.m., police said.

Investigators found the ATM was tampered with, and it “sustained damage consistent with some type of an explosive device being detonated,” the statement said.

Silva was allegedly linked to the crime from clothing and DNA evidence found near the scene, according to

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