Man Arrested After Bomb Threat On Greyhound Bus: Cops

CHICAGO — A man was arrested Wednesday after police said he made bomb threats on a Greyhound bus, Illinois State Police said. The driver of the bus called police at about 4:23 p.m., and said the man was threatening to blow up the bus, authorities said.

Witnesses said the man was walking through the aisles of the bus, singing and making bomb threats, police said.

State police worked with the Chicago Police Department to find and stop the bus on Interstate 90 Southbound at Keeler Avenue.

Officers removed the man from the bus and took him into custody, police said.

The man has been identified as Dondre White, 22, of Chicago, police said.

Passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were removed while CPD bomb dogs conducted a sweep of the bus. No explosives were found.

White was taken to an area hospital for evaluation, police said.

State police said charges have not been filed and the investigation was ongoing.

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