Man faces charges after bomb threat at Strip resort

A antheral was arrested connected the Las Vegas Strip aft helium claimed helium enactment a weaponry successful a casino, according to an apprehension study released Monday.

Gregg Cohen, 52, attempted to dine and dash astatine Spago wrong the Bellagio connected Nov. 12, constabulary said. When information recovered him successful the casino and inquired however helium planned to wage his $4,200 bill, the study said, helium told them helium planted a weaponry wrong the casino.

“Cohen stated ‘there is simply a bomb’,” Metropolitan Police Department officers wrote successful the apprehension report. “All information officers stated that Cohen repeated the connection weaponry aggregate times.”

Cohen claimed helium had $10,000 connected him to wage the bill, but information told Metro officers that Cohen’s pockets were empty, according to the report.

He was arrested and charged with communicating a weaponry menace and theft greater than $1,200. Court records amusement helium is being held without bail and is scheduled to look successful tribunal Dec. 1 for a preliminary hearing.

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