FBI Investigation Into Resident was Goal of Shorewood Bomb Threat Suspect
Thomas Yela, 50, was charged Friday with one count of creating a bomb scare, after he called police and an intervention center Monday, and threatened to blow up Shorewood's River Park apartments and the Locust Street bridge.
A 50-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to blow up a Shorewood apartment building and a bridge in Milwaukee in order to try and get the FBI to investigate a woman he was upset with. Thomas M. Yela was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Friday with one count of creating a bomb scare. If convicted, he faces up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Monday, Yela anonymously called the Shorewood Police Department and said he planned to blow up the River Park Apartments, 1700 E. River Park Court. Yela told police he planned to blow up the apartment building using: While investigating the threat, officers were contacted by an employee with the Open Gate …
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