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Box That Prompted Bomb Scare Was Empty

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By Tim Richardson

Originally published at 11:10 a.m., June 6, 2008
Updated at 3:17 p.m., June 6, 2008

A man was taken into custody Friday in South Riding several hours after he made statements regarding a possible bomb in a box that turned out to be empty.

Bomb Scare

Sheriff's spokesman Kraig Troxell said the 63-year-old man from Prince George's County, Md., drove his car to two deputies at the Riding Plaza and tried to hand them a box at about 8 a.m. Friday. The man then made statements regarding a bomb, authorities said.

"He said 'I have something for you,'" Troxell said. "He brought out a box and made a reference to a possible bomb."

Deputies established a perimeter around the man's car Friday morning and took him into custody. The man's name wasn't being released.

The bomb squad was called to the scene and a robot was used to open the box, which had nothing inside. A portion of the South Riding shopping center was closed off until about 2 p.m.

Lt. Col. Ronald Gibson, of the Loudoun sheriff's office, said the man was taken to a local hospital for a mental evaluation. Charges are possible, Gibson said.

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