A bomb threat Thursday morning forced all individuals inside the Evangeline Parish Courthouse to evacuate the building located on Court Street in Ville Platte.
According to Major Jeremy Mitchell with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, the threat was made by phone. After the threat, law enforcement officers with the EPSO, Ville Platte Police Department, Basile Police Department and the Mamou Police Department, as well as firefighters with the Ville Platte Fire Department performed a sweep of the courthouse.
Mitchell said nothing was found to be out of the ordinary. He said, “After a complete assessment, everyone was allowed back into the courthouse to resume normal business.”
Mitchell also shared that at this time this matter is still being investigated, and the EPSO is reaching out to other resources to assist in tracing the call back number.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the EPSO at (337) 363-2161, or the VPPD at (337) 363-1313.
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ELIZABETH WEST Managing Editor