KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday issued a report on a pipe bomb discovered the previous day near Kelseyville.

Lt. Steve Brooks said the pipe bomb was found at approximately 10:40 a.m. Tuesday in a field near the area of Soda Bay Road and Sacramento Perch Drive in Kelseyville.

He said a Lake County Roads Division employee found the device approximately 20 feet from the edge of Soda Bay Road.

The device was described as a 6-inch piece of PVC pipe with caps on each end. Brooks said there also appeared to be a fuse sticking out of one of the end caps.

Deputies arrived and located the item, said Brooks. They evaluated the situation, moved the pipe bomb to a safe distance from the public and roadway and then destroyed it.

He said remaining pieces of the device were collected for forensic evidence.

Roads division staff and CHP also were reported to be on scene, closing down a portion of Soda Bay Road while the investigation was under way.