Man arrested after reportedly threatening to blow up ICU at a Nashville hospital

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A man was arrested after he allegedly called and threatened to blow up the infant care unit (ICU) at Centennial Hospital, according to an arrest affidavit.

The call happened on May 25, just before 4 a.m., when a switchboard operator received a call to a number traced back to Emil Jawad, the affidavit states.

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A few months later, on Sept. 25, an officer with the Metro Nashville Police Department interviewed Jawad at the Davidson County Detention Center, where he was in custody for placing the threatening call…

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