Affidavit: Man claimed he had bomb in his backpack while walking near Polk County school

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after he claimed he had a bomb in his backpack while walking near a school in Polk County, according to arrest records.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor Roca, 20, is facing multiple charges, including false report of a bomb, explosion or weapon of mass destruction, disrupting a school function, resisting an officer without violence and trespass on school grounds.

The affidavit says the principal of the school saw Roca walking toward the Achievement Academy in Lakeland at around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday as students were being let out…

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