- Joseph Leone, 23, of Holland, has been arrested and charged with sending a false bomb threat to Georgia Power, resulting in evacuations and lockdowns at their headquarters in Atlanta and Savannah.
A Erie County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly sending a false bomb threat to a power company, prompting evacuations, lockdowns, and a large-scale response from authorities in Georgia.
Joseph Leone, 23, of Holland has been charged with maliciously conveying a false threat to use an explosive device on a building. He faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.
The charge stems from a private message received on April 26 by Georgia Power, which operates nuclear power plants across the state, through its Instagram account, @ga_power…