Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido announced Monday that a 33- year-old Detroit man is being charged with reporting false bomb threats to the Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team’s (MCREST) building in Mount Clemens.
Aramis Marquis Smith allegedly used a TextNow number to call MCREST on June 7 and state “you need to leave, there may be a bomb in the building.”
Two bomb sniffing K-9 units conducted a search of the building and determined there was no bomb present.
Following the search of the building, Smith continued to contact MCREST four more times stating, “you still are not safe.”
Smith’s voice was recognized by a MCREST staff member, and the TextNow number was quickly traced back to Smith.
Smith was then arrested by Macomb County Sheriff deputies while he was sitting across the street from the MCREST building.
After a review of the evidence presented by the Macomb County Sheriff Department, the prosecutor’s office has determined to bring the following charges against Smith:
Count 1: False Report or Threat of Terrorism, a felony punishable up to twenty years.
Count 2: False Report or Threat of Bomb/Harmful Device, a felony punishable up to 4 years.
These are the maximum possible charges available under the law based on the evidence presented to date.
Smith was arraigned in the 41B Mount Clemens District Court where Magistrate Ryan Zemke set a $5,000 cash/surety ten percent bond. A probable cause conference was scheduled for June 23.
Aramis Marquis Smith allegedly used a TextNow number to call MCREST on June 7 and state “you need to leave, there may be a bomb in the building.”
Two bomb sniffing K-9 units conducted a search of the building and determined there was no bomb present.
Following the search of the building, Smith continued to contact MCREST four more times stating, “you still are not safe.”
Smith’s voice was recognized by a MCREST staff member, and the TextNow number was quickly traced back to Smith.
Smith was then arrested by Macomb County Sheriff deputies while he was sitting across the street from the MCREST building.
After a review of the evidence presented by the Macomb County Sheriff Department, the prosecutor’s office has determined to bring the following charges against Smith:
Count 1: False Report or Threat of Terrorism, a felony punishable up to twenty years.
Count 2: False Report or Threat of Bomb/Harmful Device, a felony punishable up to 4 years.
These are the maximum possible charges available under the law based on the evidence presented to date.
Smith was arraigned in the 41B Mount Clemens District Court where Magistrate Ryan Zemke set a $5,000 cash/surety ten percent bond. A probable cause conference was scheduled for June 23.
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