Montgomery Co. courthouse evacuated after bomb threat called in to 911

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Montgomery County courthouse has been evacuated after a bomb threat.

Deputies told Eyewitness News someone called the bomb threat in to a 911 dispatcher around 8:30 a.m.

A Montgomery County official told reporter Kevin Quinn the caller said "blow up courthouse."

The court building was then evacuated by deputies.

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