Man Arrested For Allegedly Putting 'Green Substance' On Carter Statue (Updated)

Update: Atlanta police have made an arrest in the "green substance" found on the statue of Jimmy Carter at the Georgia Capitol on March 13.

Jamon Maurice Williams, 36, was arrested Friday, according to news reports. He was book on multiple charges, including interference with government property, Capitol police said.

The Carter statue was not the only place were the substance, which was contained in bags, was found, according to the AJC.

Williams is also accused of leaving a suspicious package on a MARTA train in January, the newspaper reports.

ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia Capitol has been reopened after authorities closed it to investigate a green substance found at the site early Monday. Law enforcement officers gave the all-clear to state employees and lawmakers, who were minutes away from beginning the day's legislative session.

The Gold Dome was sealed off after authorities found a mysterious green substance on a statue of former President Jimmy Carter, Patch has learned.

Several roads around the building were closed starting about 5 a.m. as a precaution and drivers were being warned not to pass through the area, local media reported.

"Our units got a call about suspicious items at this locations," Atlanta fire Sgt. Cortez Stafford told reporters. "Upon further investigation, it was determined that there was a number of items around the Capitol and on its grounds that should not be there."

Bomb squads were dispatched to the Capitol grounds to investigate a suspicious package which was found at the statue, according to news reports.

Inside the package or bag was an unknown green substance, police told reporters on the scene.

Roadways in and around the area, including Capitol Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr., Washington and Mitchell streets, were all impacted as alternate routes became packed with vehicles.

A HAZMAT team was spotted on the grounds as well, according to WGCL.

The substance was found not to be explosive, law enforcement officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The scare at the Capitol comes as Georgia lawmakers are in the full swing of the legislative season, with several bills on the table that could profoundly affect state residents.

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