Sheriffโs Office: St. Johns County Courthouse โall clearโ after bomb threat triggers evacuation
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. โ The St. Johns County Courthouse was given the โall clearโ after being evacuated Wednesday morning following a bomb threat. According to the St. Johns County Sheriffโs Office spokesperson, Chuck Mulligan, nothing was found in the building. After the judges and everyone were settled back into the courtrooms, the courthouse would reopen to the public. Authorities received an anonymous phone call about 9 a.m. from someone who threatened to blow up the courthouse, Mulligan told News4Jax. In response, deputies cleared the courthouse on Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine, which is part of the Sheriffโs Officeโs standard operating procedure, Mulligan said.