Employee Arrested, Accused of Making Bomb Threats

Teyanna Johnson (ASGDC)

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 20-year-old Richland County woman is behind bars after she allegedly made bomb threats at the business where she was working as a temporary employee.

Teyanna Johnson was arrested Tuesday at the Computer Science Corporation located on Wilson Boulevard and is charged with making a bomb threat or conveying false information about a bomb threat.

Authorities say Johnson made four phone calls and sent two emails between July 18 and July 19 making threats of a bomb at the business.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit, Bomb Squad, and Columbia/Richland Fire Department were called to the scene and evacuated the business.

No suspicious items were located after a thorough search of the building, officials say.

Sheriff Leon Lott stated that no motive has been determined for the call or emails.

Johnson is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

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