Oklahoma man pleads guilty to Arkansas bomb threat charge
Ponca City Now - January 7, 2016 11:56 am
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to falsely reporting that there might be a bomb at a northwest Arkansas church.
Court documents show 51-year-old Allen Ward of Muskogee pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Fayetteville to one count of maliciously conveying false information. Ward admitted he called Bentonville police in October 2012 and said there might be a bomb at Fellowship Bible Church in Rogers.
He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
A sentencing date was not immediately set.
