False Bomb Claim Leads to Arrest

LONGVIEW – Ricky Ray Caraway, 52, was arrested by Longview Police Friday afternoon. Around 5:45, the police responded to a welfare check in the 200 block of East Loop 281. Caraway was walking along the loop and was contacted by several persons who were checking on his welfare. When he indicated he had a bomb, the loop was temporarily closed. When they discovered there was no bomb, Caraway was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat. He remains in the Gregg County Jail under a $2,500 bond.