Ormond Beach, FL (January 23, 2018)- Ormond Beach Police Department says that they have one man in custody after he made threats to several passengers on the bus that he had a bomb in his possession and was going to blow the bus up.
The five bus passengers and the bus driver immediately exited the bus upon hearing that the man was threatening to set off a bomb inside the bus and contacted authorities.
There was a 2-hour standoff with the man on Wednesday morning before he lit up a smoke and pulled up his shirt to expose his torso indicating that he did not have a bomb strapped to his body and stepped out of the bus at 10:33 am. During the intense standoff with police this morning, a local high school and several businesses were evacuated because of the dangerous circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office used a robot from their Bomb Squad Division to assist with removing 2 different bags that were believed to belong to the man making the threats.
The man was arrested after exiting the bus. He has not been identified at this time.
Weapon Crimes in Florida
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