Arrest Made In Jail Bomb Threat

A suspect is in custody for making a bomb threat at Northern Neck Regional Jail. According to Virginia State Police the threat was called into the facility last Monday morning and the preliminary investigation revealed the call originated from inside that facility. The suspect was identified as John Austin Wainwright faces charges of threat to bomb or damage a building, and falsely calling or summoning police along with a terrorism charge. He’s being held without bond.