JUNEAU (AP) - A man in a pickup truck was arrested after the Alaska Transportation Department said he drove past boarding lines to get onto a state-run ferry at the dock in Juneau on Feb. 10 and was heard by crew “muttering about a bomb and firearms.”
The Juneau Police Department said the man did not have a ticket to board the LeConte’s morning voyage and “made a comment about a bomb” when confronted by ferry employees. The police department, in a release, said the comment was not a direct threat and the man did not say he had a bomb. But it said the comment created concern.
The police also said the man, whom they identified as Adam Jason Bahr, 39, of Juneau, threatened to pull a gun on ferry employees. Police said he was unarmed and told police “it was just a joke.”
No firearms or explosives were found in the vehicle, and the U.S. Coast Guard found no explosives on the ferry, police said.
Misdemeanor assault and trespass charges had been filed against Bahr, according to court system records.
The LeConte had been set to travel to Pelican on Feb. 10. Bookings were being rescheduled to Feb. 13, the state said.
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