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Man arrested in connection with York-Poquoson Courthouse bomb threat

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A man was arrested Friday morning in connection with a bomb threat made to an office in the York-Poquoson Court House.

Timothy Nettles (Courtesy: York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office)

According to officials, on July 17 around 7:45 a.m., deputies with the Sheriff’s Office Courthouse Security were informed of a bomb threat called in by telephone. The courthouse was reopened by noon that same day.


After an investigation, 53-year-old Timothy William Nettles was identified as as suspect.

On Aug. 2, Nettles was arrested and charged with threats to bomb, which is a Class 5 felony.

Nettles is currently being held at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.

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