ALAMOSA, Colo. (KOAA) — "See something, say something." That was the message from the City of Alamosa following a bomb threat at the San Luis Valley Regional Airport.
The City is reporting that at noon, their police department received a notification from the FBI regarding a social media post. The post reportedly contained a threat to detonate an explosive device at the airport, and the FBI also passed along suspect information.
"Upon immediate response to the airport, officers evacuated the premises and apprehended the suspect, identified by the FBI, in the airport's lobby," a social media post from the City of Alamosa reads. "A thorough search of the airport yielded no explosive or suspicious devices. The suspect, David Mejia, 18, of Denver, was subsequently charged with making a False Report of Explosives, Endangering Public Transportation and Terroristic Threats/Menacing; all three charges are felonies. Mejia was booked into the Alamosa County Jail."
City officials added that they don't believe there is any ongoing threat to the public.
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