Man Made Bomb Threat At FL City Hall: Pinellas County Sheriff

DUNEDIN, FL — A man faces charges after making a bomb threat from the parking lot of Dunedin City Hall on Sunday, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Jerome Lee Chambers, 48, of Clearwater was charged with one count of making a false report about planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction and one count of violation of probation (possession of controlled substance).

Deputies responded to Dunedin City Hall, which is at 737 Louden Ave., to reports that Chambers was threatening to kill people just before 9:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.

Investigators learned that Chamber was upset that he was unable to log into his employer’s payroll application to get paid.

Chambers and several others, who are all employed with Marcman Solutions, which is contracted by the Florida Department of Emergency Management to hang door tags, were in the area to update residents on polling location changes due to the recent hurricanes, the sheriff’s office said.

A witness told deputies that “Chambers became increasingly upset and stated multiple times that he would blow them up,” PCSO said.

He walked to his vehicle and took out a black duffle bag. This “caused the witness to be in fear and flee the area,” the sheriff’s office said.

Chambers denied threatening to blow anyone up while being interviewed by deputies, who didn’t find any explosive devices.

He was arrested at the scene and booked into Pinellas County Jail.