A Colorado Springs man with a history of being in trouble for explosives is now facing federal charges for a downtown explosion in January that damaged a business.

On Friday, 69-year-old Edward Kiley was indicted on two federal charges tied to the Colorado Springs Police Department’s investigation of an explosion near 548 East Costilla Street in Colorado Springs on  Jan. 12.

The Gazette reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado for additional information regarding the federal case; the office gave no comment.

Back in January, Colorado Springs police received a report of an explosion near downtown. Upon arrival, officers found several items that hinted at the use of an improvised explosive device.

The department’s Regional Explosives Unit subsequently took over the investigation. Investigators conducted a search of Kiley’s residence in the 700 block of East Vermijo Avenue on Jan. 19. Three days later police requested and received an arrest warrant for Kiley.

On Jan. 23, Kiley was located and taken into custody without incident.

In an arrest affidavit obtained in February, police said the explosion was believed to have damaged all four windows and a garage door of a nearby business.

Surveillance footage that captured the blast showed what appeared to be a make-shift explosive balloon getting caught on a fence before detonating.

In April, Kiley pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including arson, criminal mischief, controlled substance possession and several counts of possession or use of explosives or incendiary devices for allegedly creating and setting off a homemade explosive device in 4th Judicial District Court.

Kiley is slated to begin his jury trial in 4th Judicial Court on Aug. 20 for a trial expected to last about one week.

It was unclear at press time whether the timing of the judicial court case would stay constant in light of the federal case.

According to previous Gazette reporting, Kiley has an extensive criminal history regarding explosives.

Kiley was charged and pleaded guilty to possession of explosive charges in late December 2011 and was sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections.

Over six years later, in February 2018, Kiley was arrested and pleaded guilty to the marijuana concentrate extraction charge and sentenced to another six years in the DOC.

Kiley appeared in federal court for the case, 1:24cr199, USA v. Kiley.