The Hinds County courthouse is back in business after an alleged bomb threat this morning. The Hinds County Sheriff's Department emptied the courthouse about 8:30 this morning at the news of the threat.
"I have no idea what they found. All I know is it happened about 8:30 this morning and we were just allowed back in about 10 minutes ago (10:10)," said a law clerk for Circuit Court Judge Swan Yerger.
Courthouse employee Katrina Bush, deputy clerk for Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn, also had no details on the supposed threat.
Chief Deputy Steve Pickett told The Clarion-Ledger that "someone called in and said there was a bomb on the second floor of the courthouse," adding that JPD was sending over a bomb specialist.
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