A man was arrested on Jan. 28 as a result of a bomb threat made against a synagogue in Ormond Beach, Fla., six miles from Daytona Beach in the northern part of the state, according to local police.
The Ormond Beach Police Department stated that Robert Tuck, 57, is suspected of calling Temple Beth-El, a Reform synagogue in the city, that morning and making the threat. The synagogue’s elementary school was subsequently placed on lockdown, and law enforcement searched the area for explosives, ultimately finding none.
Tuck was arrested that afternoon in Daytona Beach.
He faces charges that include threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device and issuing a false report on planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction, per police.
