Flagstaff man is accused of making a bomb threat

FLAGSTAFF, AZ - A Flagstaff man is in custody for allegedly making a bomb threat at a city bookstore.

Flagstaff police say 55-year-old Dennis Andrew Grant claimed he had a bomb on his bicycle that was parked outside the store's front door Sunday afternoon.

Employees of a Barnes and Noble store called police after a customer allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb by using his cellphone.

Arriving officers say they located a man matching the suspect's description standing next to a bicycle and questioned him.

They say Grant claimed he was joking when he made the comment to a store employee.

A police bomb squad inspected Grant's bicycle and found no explosive device. He was arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat. Police didn't immediately know whether Grant has a lawyer yet.