Watch Colo. Sheriff's Office Robot Help Detonate Old Dynamite Stick
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office used Johnny 5-0, a bomb squad robot, to help dispose of old dynamite by grabbing the explosive stick and depositing it into a pre-dug blast pit for a controlled detonation.
By Elizabeth Hernandez
Source The Denver Post
July 7, 2025
Douglas County, CO, Sheriff's Office
Johnny 5-0, a Douglas County, CO, Sheriff's Office bomb squad robot, grabs an old dynamite stick from a shed to help dispose of it with a controlled detonation
What to know
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office bomb squad safely detonated old dynamite found in a shed using a robot named Johnny 5-0.
The dynamite stick, left by a former construction company owner, was highly unstable because of its age.
Authorities urge the public not to handle old explosives and to contact police immediately.
The dynamite — found inside a metal container — belonged to a former resident who owned a construction company, the law enforcement agency said.
Dynamite can be “extremely unstable with age,” according to the sheriff’s office, so they called on a bomb squad robot named Johnny 5-0 to remove the substance.
Johnny 5-0 wheeled the red stick of dynamite out of the shed, placed it into a pre-dug blast pit and authorities blew it up in a controlled detonation.
“If you come across old explosives, dynamite, or suspicious devices — DO NOT TOUCH them,” the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wrote. “Call the DCSO Bomb Squad immediately. We’ll handle it safely.”
