LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction after an explosion at a Lyndon hotel Friday afternoon.
First responders investigating an explosion at Springhill Suites in Lyndon, Kentucky, on June 20, 2025. (WDRB photo)
Lyndon Police Chief Robert Schroeder said officers responded to 10101 Forest Green Boulevard at the Springhill Suites to assist staff with a guest who didn't check out and wasn't responding to attempts of contact.
Hotel staff reported they noticed an electrical cord was used to tie up the swing lock on the door. When staff attempted to open the door, "an unknown device" went off and caught the room on fire, police said.
Lyndon police put out the active fire with a fire extinguisher.
According to Schroeder, Leonard Pitchford was arrested and charged with 43 counts of wanton endangerment, use of weapon of mass destruction and arson.
The ATF and Louisville Arson Bureau are both doing separate investigations.
When staff attempted to open the door, "an unknown device" went off and caused a fire, police said.
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