US EditionPocatello man arrested for alleged Idaho Capitol bomb threat
The 58-year-old suspect faces a felony charge after making multiple bomb threat calls that led to the evacuation of the Idaho State Capitol, officials said.
- On October 16, Pocatello police arrested a 58-year-old Pocatello man in connection with a bomb threat to the Idaho State Capitol complex in Boise and took him to Bannock County Sheriff's Office jail.
- The incident began on Oct. 8 when a 58-year-old man made multiple threatening calls to a local property management company, and employees at the Idaho State Capitol complex in Boise received calls at about 10:35 a.m.
- During those calls, he allegedly made statements threatening violence, including threats to `blow them up`, and two additional voicemails containing threatening language were received shortly after.
- The suspect was booked on October 16 on probable cause for one felony count of false reports of explosives at the Bannock County Sheriff's Office jail, and Idaho State Police continue to investigate.
- The Capitol was evacuated as a precaution, no explosives were found, and troopers thanked the Pocatello Police Department and Idaho Department of Administration for their coordination.
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The Herald JournalPolice: Pocatello man arrested for bomb threat that caused evacuation of Idaho State Capitol building
A Pocatello man is in jail for calling in a bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the Idaho State Capitol building earlier this month, authorities said.
Pocatello man arrested for alleged Idaho Capitol bomb threat
A Pocatello man has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat made earlier this month to a state government building in Boise. On October 8, 2025, at approximately 10:14 a.m., the Pocatello Police Department responded to a report of a 58-year-old man making multiple threatening phone calls to employees of a property management company in Pocatello. During those calls, he allegedly made statements threatening violence, including threats to “…
Pocatello man arrested in connection to bomb threat at Idaho Capitol
POCATELLO — A Pocatello man has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat made earlier this month to a state government building in Boise. On Oct. 8, at approximately 10:14 a.m., the Pocatello Police Department responded to a report of a 58-year-old man making multiple threatening phone calls to employees of a property management […]
Police arrest a Pocatello man after false threats of explosives at the Idaho Capitol on October 8, 2025.
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