She had two fake bomb threats because she wanted her boyfriend to spend more time with her

In the United States, a woman has been arrested and charged with terrorism after reporting two false bomb threats to Puritan Medical Products, in a desperate attempt to spend more time with her boyfriend.

According to local media, the woman identified as Kayla Blake, 33, was accused of terrorism.

The first threat was notified to the police around 9 a.m. on Thursday 23 September. During that wake-up call, Blake told authorities he was going to plant a bomb at the company’s factory, a medical supplies factory in the town of Pittsfield, Maine.

After two hours, Blake made another call and said he intended to place four more bombs in a pipeline near the factory. But then and in a state of remarkable desperation, the woman confessed to the police that it was all a lie and that she didn’t have a bomb, she only wanted her boyfriend, who also worked. in the pharmaceutical company, stay at home with her. .

Due to threats from Blake, company executives were forced to evacuate the approximately 400 workers from Puritan’s factories in Pittsfield and Guilford, according to CBS. The next day, knowing that everything had been a false alarm, the workers were able to return.

The woman was arrested and taken to prison, where she was being held and a $ 1,500 bond was posted.

According to Pittsfield Police Chief Harold Bickmore, it’s not normal for them to call with a bomb threat., so they were activated immediately and had a predetermined anti-terrorist protocol for these cases.

Blake’s case could even take a federal course because the FBI office was alerted after the second bomb threat. The specialized team that was deployed was responsible for identifying the woman who made the false alarms.

Bickmore told the same U.S. media that it was a great investigation and hard work by officers in the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office with the FBI.

Last June, the US government presented a national strategy to combat domestic terrorism, a priority for President Joe Biden after the assault on Congress last January.

A spokesman for the Biden administration said the biggest threats are supporters of white supremacism and members of anti-government militias. He also said the plan is “ideologically neutral” and tackles all forms of terrorism.

As a result, Blake’s bogus threats were taken very seriously by authorities, and her desperate attempt to restrain her boyfriend could have far more serious consequences than she ever did.

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