Woman arrested in connection with Walmart bomb threat in NW Harris Co.

Saturday, July 2, 2016
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A northwest Harris County Walmart was evacuated for several hours on Friday afternoon.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a woman entered the store just after 4pm and informed a security guard that her friend had planted a threatening device inside the building.

Original report: Arrest made in Walmart bomb threat in northwest Harris Co.
NW Harris Co. Walmart evacuated


Deputies searched the building and ultimately found nothing.
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A woman was led from the scene in handcuffs. Authorities say that she will be charged in relation to the incident.
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The store has since reopened.
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