JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police were called Saturday morning to a report of a suspicious package in the parking lot of Sticky Fingers BBQ Restaurant at the River City Marketplace near Jacksonville International Airport.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was called about 8:30 a.m. Crews were still on the scene more than an hour later, looking into the incident.
"The device that was found was military grade. We established perimeters both inner and outer parking lots and cleared citizens to ensure their safety while JSO bomb responded. They rendered the device safe evacuated it from the scene," said Lt. Victor Pacheco.
Brandon Bullard, a street sweeper spoke to the assembled media by phone. He claims to have found the suspicious bag after an employee emptied a trash can for him to pick up.
"After I drove over a box I noticed bullets. We looked in the bag and found bombs, grenades, mortars, gas masks, M16's the whole 9," said Bullard.
JSO would not confirm what Bullard says he found, only stating there was one item of concern that was military grade. The River City Market place opened back up shortly after noon.