HAMILTON — A Hamilton man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly bringing a homemade pipe bomb to his neighbor's home and attempting to use it as collateral for drug money.

Moicei Matthew Gostevskyh was charged with possession of explosives, possession of a silencer and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, according to court documents filed Thursday in Ravalli County.

The case began on Nov. 5 when a neighbor called 911 to report that Gostevskyh had brought a pipe bomb to his home at the 500 block of W. River Road in Hamilton. The neighbor told Deputy Andrew Wetzsteon that Gostevskyh had visited his trailer on November 3 carrying the explosive device in a white grocery bag.

The neighbor described the bomb as 6 to 7 inches long, made of galvanized pipe with screw caps on both en

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