TROY, Mo. – One teenager was arrested after he allegedly made a bomb threat Wednesday at the Walmart store in Troy, Missouri.
The Troy Police Department reports that the suspects was a man in his late teens and is from the Troy area. He is now behind bars, but has not yet been formally charged.
As people inside the store learned of a bomb threat, the store was evacuated. Officers also rushed to the scene, set up a perimeter and performed an extensive safety check around the store.
Authorities did not find any evidence of explosives or a bomb. As police learned more about the suspect, they responded to his home and eventually placed him under arrest.
Police have not yet disclosed the suspects identity or any potential motives behind the threat.
