Rhea County: 2 nabbed in bank bomb threat

Officers arrested two people in connection with a bomb threat Tuesday that led authorities to evacuate and close some schools.

Dayton Police officers along with the Rhea County Sheriff's Office and the FBI arrested Allen Fitzgerald and Eric Hubbard around 10 p.m. Tuesday, said Jeff Knight, the sheriff office's special projects coordinator.

Both men are charged with attempted bank robbery and several more charges are still pending, Mr. Knight said.

Authorities evacuated three schools and dismissed classes at all city and county schools Tuesday morning after Dayton police read a typed note that had been posted on the First Bank of Tennessee front door.

The note stated that six bombs, including some in schools, would blow up if "a large sum of money" was not placed outside the bank.

No explosives were found an no money was turned over, authorities said.

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