TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s Capitol building was shut down Thursday morning after a bomb threat was made overnight and now, a suspect has been taken into custody.
According to officials, out of an abundance of caution, the Capitol was closed to employees until 9 a.m.
Tallahassee police said they located Mark Wayne Clark, 61, at a bar about 3 miles from the Capitol and took him into custody on a charge of making a false bomb threat against state property.
Florida state workers were allowed to return to work at the Capitol following a sweep of the premises.
Florida’s Capitol had been on heightened security since Sunday, when the country braced for potential violence at state capitals in all 50 states.