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Man arrested for allegedly calling in bomb threat

RIPLEY, W.Va. — A man was arrested Monday and charged with calling in a bomb threat at the Jackson County Courthouse in Ripley.

John Newman was arrested Monday.

Police arrested John Newman, 40, and charged him with making a terroristic threat.

It’s alleged Newman called Jackson County 911 and said there was a bomb. Those working and doing business in the courthouse were evacuated until a search cleared the building.

 





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