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A Flagstaff man has been arrested after allegedly threatening a Barnes and Noble store employee with a bomb.
Flagstaff police Sgt. James Jackson said employees called police Sunday afternoon after a customer told them he had a bomb on his bicycle, which was parked outside the front door.
The employee told police that the man, later identified as 55-year-old Dennis Andrew Grant, asked the employee to watch his bike while he was in the store and when the employee said he couldn't, Grant allegedly said, "I have a bomb on the bike that can be detonated by my cell phone."
The store was evacuated while the bomb squad inspected the bike. Police determined there was no bomb and the store was reopened.
Police said Grant admitted to making the comment but said he was a "joke."
Grant faces a charge of making a false emergency statement.
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