NORTH CAROLINA — Police have arrested a North Carolina man who they say made bomb threats to more than 400 schools and government buildings nationwide.
[ [ALSO READ: Gastonia man charged over second false bomb threat against employer] ]
Officials said the threats caused fire departments, schools and other agencies to evacuate.
In New York City, six EMS/fire departments were evacuated along with schools in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Oregon, California and Georgia.
In total, they said Paul Martikainen made 442 threats in a 26-hour span asking about bombs and threatening violence.
Court documents show Martikainen was also involuntarily committed in 2018.