East Texas Courthouse Bomb Threat

ANGELINA COUNTY — There were some tense moments at the Angelina County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon as employees evacuated the building due to a bomb threat. The call came in to Lufkin Police Department around 2:30 from a Chevron on North Timberland Drive. The male caller told the dispatcher a bomb would go off at 3:30 inside the courthouse, according to Angelina County emergency management coordinator Ricky Conner. Upon receiving the call, Lufkin Police contacted courthouse bailiffs, who began evacuating everyone inside. Conner said nothing suspicious was found inside the building.

Lufkin Police were pulling surveillance video to help identify the suspect. They planned to release his photo as soon as it was available. If the caller is located, he is expected to face the third-degree felony charge of terroristic threat interrupting a public service. The charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.