02/05/2016 Arrest Made in Bomb Threat Against Navarro County Justice Center |
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I am very pleased to announce that today an arrest was made in the case of a bomb threat against the Navarro County Justice Center. The threat was was called in to our dispatch center on October 29, 2015. As you may recall, we had activated our Emergency Operations Center and were operating under a County Emergency Declaration because of severe flooding in the County. Our dispatch was inundated with calls for the Sheriff’s Office and the Emergency Operations Center at the time of the threat. The threat was not specific enough to determine if it was made solely against the Justice Center or if it also included the Emergency Operations Center adjacent to the Justice Center. Regardless, this was a stressful and trying time for the citizens and especially the officials trying to perform rescues and insure the safety of the citizens. Various State and local law enforcement officers along with State Representative Byron Cook, U.S. Congressman Joe Barton, and various other local elected or appointed officials, had already been or were currently inside the Emergency Operations Center at the time of the threat. Detective Sergeant Jason Earles immediately began working the case as the lead investigator and was assisted by Detective Sergeant Randy Clay. After many man hours of investigation, multiple search warrants executed, numerous interviews and conferring with the Navarro County District Attorney, Detective Sergeant Earles obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect on a State Jail Felony charge of False Alarm or Report. The suspect resides in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. Sergeant Earles forwarded the wanted person information to Deputy U.S. Marshall Simmons of the North Texas Fugitive Task Force for assistance in serving the outstanding warrant. Elmer Tanner
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