Man Arrested In North Austin Bomb Hoax: Police

AUSTIN, TX — Police on Thursday provided details on a bomb hoax the night before centered on a bus stop in North Austin.

The incident occurred at around 9:07 p.m. on Dec. 11, when officers responded to the Walmart at 1030 Norwood Park Blvd. A store employee reported seeing a man building a bomb before the male left the store and began walking towards a nearby bus stop, police said in a press advisory.

Patrol officers upon arrival searched the parking lot and the bus stop before locating the suspect, Timothy Selmon, 33, on the bus where they detained him there. Police then observed a device where Selmon had been sitting, officials said.

Officers cleared the bus of passengers until the Austin Police Department bomb squad could determine that the device was not a threat. Simultaneously, patrol officers located another device inside the store, police said. Officers then secured and evacuated the area until they were able to determine that the second device was also not a threat.

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Selmon subsequently was arrested and transported to the Travis County Jail, according to a police advisory. He now faces a charge for possession of a hoax device, which is a Class A Misdemeanor.

An investigation is ongoing, according to police, but they assured the public the threat has since passed. "Based on what we know at this point, it appears to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to our community," police wrote in their advisory.