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Official: Suspect arrested in Nassau court bomb threats

The Nassau County District Court House was evacuated

The Nassau County District Court House was evacuated Monday morning for about 45 minutes after a phone call of a bomb threat. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (March 11, 2013) (March 11, 2013 2:08 PM)

A man who was set to be sentenced Monday on a DWI charge is accused of calling 911 to falsely report a bomb threat to the district courthouse in Hempstead, a district attorney's spokesman said.

Melbis Hernandez's sentencing was delayed when the courthouse was briefly evacuated, said Chris Munzing, a spokesman for Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice. But now Hernandez, 25, of Hempstead,...

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