Hagerstown man arrested in connection with bomb threat at MVA – Baltimore Sun

A Hagerstown man and Maryland Vehicle Administration employee was arrested Friday after threatening to blow up his workplace, police said.

The 38-year-old employee is facing charges of threatening mass violence and arson, police said, after other MVA employees told Maryland State Police that the suspect said he wanted to carry out a bomb attack on the building on Colonel Henry K. Douglas Drive in Hagerstown.

Police said the report was received by an MVA trooper around 10:30 a.m. Friday. A preliminary investigation prompted a response from the State Fire Marshal’s Office Bomb Squad and an explosive detection dog team, according to a state police news release.

The facility was searched by sniffer dog “Rosie.” According to police, no explosives were found.

Deputy state fire marshals took over the investigation. After consultation with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, the suspect was taken into custody on an arrest warrant, according to police.

According to police, investigators applied for and received a temporary restraining order to search the suspect’s home.

According to police, officers found 26 firearms and 67 ammunition containers there. Police said the weapons and ammunition were confiscated by police and the suspect was taken to a nearby hospital for medical examination.