( CNN ) -- An emergency responder to last month 's deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion will plead not guilty to the charge of having possessed materials for a pipe bomb , his lawyer said Saturday . Bryce Reed will enter that plea on Wednesday at a federal court hearing , lawyer Jonathan Sibley said . `` We have not been able to obtain specific information about the extent of the allegations , but Mr. Reed anxiously awaits his day in court and his opportunity to address these allegations , '' Sibley said in a statement . Authorities said Friday they were launching a criminal investigation into last month 's blast in the town of West , but have not said whether Reed 's arrest is connected . Local sheriff 's deputies were called on Tuesday to a residence where they found components for a pipe bomb , according to a criminal complaint affidavit . The officers determined that Reed had given the materials to the resident of that home last month , the complaint says . Authorities rule out some potential causes of Texas blast . Among the materials found were a galvanized metal pipe , a fuse , coils of metal ribbon and several bags of chemical powders , it adds . Reed , who was arrested early Friday , is charged with possession of a destructive device . `` At this time authorities will not speculate whether the possession of the unregistered destructive device has any connection to the West fertilizer plant explosion , '' the U.S. attorney 's office for the Western District of Texas said in a release . But Sibley addressed `` speculation '' that the allegation was related to the April 17 incident , which killed 14 in the town of West . `` Let me be very clear , '' the defense lawyer said in the statement . `` Mr. Reed had no involvement whatsoever in the explosion at the West , Texas fertilizer plant . '' Reed himself lost friends and family in the disaster `` and remains resolute in his desire to assist in the rebuilding of his community , '' Sibley said , cautioning against any rush to judgment . If convicted , Reed would face up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine . Reed spoke last month at a memorial for the victims at Baylor University . Watch paramedic 's CNN interview . The arrest details came as authorities said they were conducting a criminal investigation into the fire and explosion . `` This disaster has severely impacted the community of West , and we want to ensure that no stone goes unturned and that all the facts related to this incident are uncovered , '' DPS Director Steven McCraw said . On Monday , the state fire marshal 's office said it had ruled out weather , other natural causes , anhydrous ammonium and ammonium nitrate in a rail car as possible causes . Texas blast victims , in their families ' words . The fire began in the fertilizer and seed building ; the blast happened about 20 minutes after the first report of a fire at the fertilizer facility . It registered on seismographs as a magnitude-2.1 earthquake and could be felt 50 miles away . The explosion damaged numerous homes , a nursing home and the town 's high school and middle school , all of which had been built within a few hundred feet of the plant . West is about 70 miles south-southwest of Dallas . At least 60 investigators have been on site each day and have conducted 411 interviews in trying to determine how the fire started and what caused the explosion . West Fertilizer Co. , which operated the facility , had been cited by federal regulators twice since 2006 . In 2012 , the Transportation Department 's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration fined West Fertilizer $ 5,250 for storing anhydrous ammonia in tanks that lacked the proper warning labels . The agency had originally recommended a $ 10,000 penalty , but reduced it after the company took corrective action . In 2006 , the EPA fined the company $ 2,300 and told the owners to correct problems that included a failure to file a risk management program plan on time . That same year , the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality investigated a complaint that the area around the plant smelled of ammonia . Town devastated by fertilizer explosion is guided by the West way . CNN 's Brian Carberry and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report .
NEW : Lawyer denies `` speculation '' that Bryce Reed was involved in the explosion . Authorities announced Friday the launch of a criminal investigation into the blast . They have not said whether Reed 's arrest is connected . Comment: