Man detained after making threats and bomb threat reported, Morgantown WV
A man was detained near the South Walnut Street Bridge in Morgantown after threatening to harm others. The threat escalated to a bomb threat made at the public safety building, with a warning of detonation in two hours. Authorities responded and the suspect was taken into custody.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Mackett, you haven't already, you can cancel the boil on that vehicle.
00:03
Thursday Avenue.
00:06
That's your seat. I'll cancel.
00:08
Okay.
00:09
We have that mail detained.
00:11
The unit's been cleared.
00:13
State units are here.
00:14
We have about three of us.
00:15
If you have any of us, it's for investigative purposes.
00:19
Go for suit.
00:25
We'll back to 643.
00:28
Yeah.
00:30
We're in wrap.
00:31
Five minutes.
00:34
We'll let them know you're coming.
00:39
All units, in regards to previous BOLO[1] in reference to the 721 threats, that BOLO has been canceled, the male is detained.
00:46
Repeat, BOLO[1] has been canceled now obtained, 1753.
00:51
123 direct.
00:56
Second five, ten.
00:58
Good.
01:04
Go ahead and give that call, give that number call back.
01:15
We've got that mail on the line now, the same number, (number withheld), he called back in.
01:21
I don't think we've got the right (name withheld) over there, 440, New Jersey.
01:25
No,
01:26
sir, I don't think we do.
01:27
We have this phone in our hand, and there's no call history on this log.
01:33
That's affirmed, but this guy is calling in again, so it's going to be a different person.
01:39
6 4 3 9.
01:41
Yeah.
01:47
Mackett 510, do we have any other name for our history and surface?
01:53
We now have that same number back on the lawn,
01:57
even though Westover has him to teng.
01:59
We're trying to figure out what's going on.
02:01
He's advising that he can see us, but we can't see him.
02:06
We're paying the phone right now.
02:09
Great.
02:12
Maca, how did you connect the (name withheld) subject to the phone number?
02:17
That's the name attached to the number.
02:19
He's made multiple calls like this in the past.
02:22
Okay.
02:28
5.10, Macon.
02:30
Good.
02:31
Macon, 47 is on scene.
02:33
What's there?
02:37
His phone's pinged under the South Walnut Street Bridge.
02:39
You guys can return a service?
02:42
Appreciate.
02:46
4752. I'm going to give you a call.
02:49
74, just let us know if NPD had seen me back off.
02:53
There's quite a few troopers over here with us too.
02:58
Careful.
03:01
Interesting.
03:03
Back 43, Mark Mielstein as well.
03:09
Master Steve, uh,
03:12
643, Mackett.
03:15
Yeah.
03:18
He's now making signal 200 threats at the public safety building.
03:22
It's two hour until detonation.
03:27
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BOLO: Alert to watch for a person, vehicle, or item of interest.
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Location mentioned:
S Walnut St, Morgantown, WV 26501
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