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Families in Lake County said they were told to leave their homes temporarily just a few days ago so that a bomb squad could clear out one of their neighbor's homes.

Homes along Tulip Avenue were shaking.

"I always hear a lot of boom, boom, boom, boom everywhere," Anna Ramirez, a neighbor off Tulip Avenue, said.

Ramirez and other neighbors said they heard the explosions coming from the home of Markus Fricke and that explosion got more intense each time.

"Scary. I told my husband, my goodness, we're alive. Amen. Amen," Ramirez said.

"A female contacted our agency to let us know that he had all kinds of explosive chemicals and explosive devices that he had made there in the home," John Herrell, a spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff's Office, said.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said a woman, who also lived at the home, called and said Fricke planned on blowing himself, his home and the entire street up.

All he was waiting on was a shipment of chemicals, according to the woman.

"He was very creative. And quite frankly, I think it's safe to say he was very talented in how he put these things together. So it was very disturbing. Very alarming," Herrell said.

Deputies pulled over Fricke at an intersection as they were talking to the woman.

They said they found a homemade shotgun of sorts on the floorboard.

Investigators said Fricke told them it was meant for mouse extermination.

The next day, a bomb squad brought in a robot to get around multiple traps in the home, all triggered by trip wires.

Investigators said they found "copious amounts of firearms and ammunition," partially built devices, powder, fuel and tools.

"He could have blown his house up completely. I mean, he could have created a significant explosion, and that would have sent shrapnel flying for, you know, a good distance," Herrell said.

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The report shows deputies had been to the home multiple times.

"Markus Fricke has an extensive history of unusual and concerning behavior where it is documented that he believes individuals live in his attic and trespass on his lawn," according to the report.

"I hope he gets the help he needs. He needs help... I love him as a neighbor. But, you know, there's a limit," Ramirez said.

One neighbor told us he credits the woman who spoke up with his family's life.

Also inside the home, investigators said they found anti-Semitic literature but don't know that Fricke had any targets. He was booked into the Lake County Jail on nine charges and is being held on no bond.

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