Pocatello man arrested in connection with Boise Capitol bomb threat

BANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho — A Pocatello man has been arrested and charged in connection with a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Idaho State Capitol complex in Boise earlier this month.

The incident began on the morning of Oct. 8, when the Pocatello Police Department responded to reports of a 58-year-old man making multiple threatening phone calls to a local property management company. During these calls, the man allegedly made statements threatening violence, including threats to "blow them up."

Approximately 20 minutes later, the Idaho State Capitol complex in Boise received multiple threatening calls from the same phone number. In the first call, the male caller claimed a bomb had been planted in the building. Employees were quickly evacuated as a precaution. Two additional v