Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – After an Illinois State Police investigation into a bomb threat at two state facilities in Springfield last month they are now announcing the arrest of 23-year-old Gabrielle Williams Thursday.
On April 22 the Illinois Department of Human services received a call from an someone saying a bomb had been planted at a public aid office building and the Illinois State Capitol. The Secretary of State Capitol Police cleared the grounds of the Capitol until the SOS Hazardous Device Unit could search the building.
Using cellular information and conducting interviews, ISP agents were able to identify and locate the suspect.
Williams is being held in the Sangamon County Jail pending a pre-trial detention hearing and a Clear and Present Danger report on the suspect has been submitted to the ISP Office of Firearm Safety.