UPDATE: Chantel Cook, who was arrested in February for making repeated bomb threats to Wal-mart was sentenced July 10, by a St. Mary’s County judge to six years. Cook was also required to be responsible for restitution to Wal-mart to the tune of $32,000 and an additional $2,800 to nearby Checkers restaurant which had its operations closed 8 times in 12 days because of the bomb threat hoax.
BCI Released the following:
As part of the ongoing investigation into the bomb threats received by the Wal-Mart Store in California Maryland, St. Mary’s County BCI detectives worked throughout Friday night and into Saturday morning gathering evidence and preparing to conduct a search warrant on a Lusby residence.
During the morning, on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Wal-Mart received its eighth telephoned bomb threat. A short time later BCI detectives with the assistance of Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 and St. Mary’s and Calvert County Sheriff’s Emergency Services Teams, conducted the search warrant and apprehended Chantel Denise Cook, a.k.a. Chantel Katika Walker, 32 from Lusby.
Cook, a Wal-Mart employee, was charged with 8 counts of False Statement of a Destructive Device. Each count carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine. She was incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center late morning on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives after an exhaustive 24-hour plus day and night attained a search warrant and made an arrest in the serial bomb threat case.
The person arrested was a female employee of Wal-Mart. After BCI detectives tracked down the callers phone and the suspect was found, an arrest was made.
The official police report is pending any moment. The story will be updated as soon as that information is made available.
