Crime & Safety

Carmike Bomb Threat Suspect ID'd

The FBI believes the man "is no longer a threat," the movie chain's spokesman said.

The man behind a bomb threat that put locations in Snellville and other parts of metro Atlanta on alert last Friday has been identified, the spokesman for the Columbus movie chain said in a one-sentence statement.

"The FBI has identified the person responsible for the bomb threats that occurred last Friday, August 17, 2012 involving Carmike Cinemas and believes he is no longer a threat," Carmike spokesman Terrell Mayton said Thursday.

The statement did not mention if the suspect had been arrested. And the FBI did not offer additional details beyond a short statement of its own. 

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"While the FBI advances its criminal investigation into the threats directed at various Carmike Cinemas," the FBI said in the statement, "it does remain a pending investigation and no further details regarding this matter are available at this time."

The movie theater's corporate office last Thursday "received a non-specific telephoned bomb threat at our corporate offices in Columbus, Georgia after hours," Mayton said in an Aug. 17 news release.

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Last Friday, officers fanned out to  in Snellville, Atlanta, Cartersville, Conyers, Cumming, Hiram, Newnan and Canton. Theaters in other states also were on alert.

"This was a nonspecific threat to Carmike Cinemas," said Det. Trey Downs of Snellville Police.  "We checked everything out and everything is fine."

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