PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 38-year-old Portland man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to causing a bomb scare that shut down part of Interstate 5 in north Portland , according to court records.

Alexander Wick pleaded guilty to possessing a hoax destructive device, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and three counts of second-degree criminal mischief.

This comes after Portland police closed the freeway on June 14 for about an hour when drivers reported a man, later identified as Wick, threatening drivers with a screwdriver and claiming he had a bomb.

Drivers also said Wick was throwing construction cones, boards with nails sticking out, and other objects into traffic, and slashing the tires of vehicles when the drivers stopped.

Officers searching the area found a bucket with

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