(This story has been updated.)

KANNAPOLIS — Charges have been filed for the man involved in the traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Kannapolis, where suspicious items led to a Cabarrus County bomb squad investigation.

Jamie Stirewalt, 41, of China Grove, was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction after authorities found a device resembling a pipe bomb in his 1991 Chevrolet truck.

According to reports from Kannapolis Director of Communications Annette Keller, the incident occurred at approximately 4 a.m. when a Kannapolis police officer observed a vehicle on Springway Drive near South Main Street that had a fictitious registration from the state of Virginia.

The officer reportedly pulled the Stirewalt over and observed several suspicious items in the vehicle during a conversation with him.

Stirewalt reportedly consented to a search of his vehicle. During the search, the officer reportedly found meth, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and the device that prompted a response from the Cabarrus County bomb squad.

Authorities notified nearby residents of what was happening. When bomb squad agents from the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene, they confirmed that it was a pipe bomb and safely detonated it.

The detonation caused no injuries or damage to any property.

Stirewalt was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was reportedly taken into custody without incident.

The scene prompted a closure of the road, which was reopened a short time later.