Person arrested after bomb threat evacuates Sacramento library
ARDEN-ARCADE — A suspect was arrested as authorities investigated a bomb threat at a Sacramento library, officials said Tuesday.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Roy Alan Barstis, 70.
The Arden-Dimick Library at Watt and Northrop avenues was evacuated at around 4:30 p.m. after a person told an employee he had a bomb, authorities said.
A bomb squad located the device and determined it was not a threat.
Afterward, during a search of Barstis' home in the La Rivera neighborhood, the sheriff's office said investigators located a live device with two pounds of explosive material.
No further details have been released.
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