Man arrested after bomb threat at Ormond Beach synagogue, police say
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - A man was arrested Wednesday after a bomb threat was made against a synagogue in Ormond Beach, according to police.
Robert Tuck, 57, is accused of calling Temple Beth-El on North Nova Road at 10:45 a.m. and making the threat, according to a news release.
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Police and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office were notified of the threat and responded to the synagogue. The Temple Beth-El elementary school was placed on lockdown as a precaution, police said.
The sheriff’s office bomb squad conducted a sweep of the building and determined that there weren’t any explosives.
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Later that afternoon, police found Tuck at a halfway house in Daytona Beach and arrested him.
Tuck faces multiple charges, including making a false report concerning the planting of a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction; and threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device.
The Source: This story was written with information from the Ormond Beach Police Department.