ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Elko County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 27-year-old Nevada woman they believe made a bomb threat at a courthouse on the day her companion was scheduled to be sentenced on drug charges.
Jessica Eusted of Wells is suspected of calling in the bomb threat from a pay phone in Wells on Tuesday, prompting the temporary closure of the Elko County Courthouse and Wells Justice Court, the Elko Daily Free Press reported.
She was arrested later that day on Interstate 80 and booked on multiple charges, including suspicion of making a bomb threat and two counts of possession of a controlled substance by a prisoner.
It’s not clear if she has a lawyer or will be appointed one.
“A female voice said there is a bomb in the courthouse and the caller disconnected,” the sheriff’s office said. “It was unknown if the caller was referencing the Wells Justice Court or the Elko County Courthouse.”
Based on information from witnesses and video surveillance, deputies identified an orange Ford Mustang as the suspect vehicle and a description of a female suspect was established.
With her at the time of her arrest was 28-year-old Justin P. Kelley of Modesto, California, who was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday in Elko District Court.
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