Email threat asks Trumbull Family Court for $20,000 amidst nationwide threats
Bomb squad officials were called out to a Trumbull County Court Thursday afternoon.

WARREN, Ohio - The "all clear" has been given after bomb squad officials were called out to a Trumbull County Court Thursday afternoon. Just one amongst a slew of similar threats nationwide.
According to dispatchers, the call came in that the bomb squad was needed shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Investigators called to the Trumbull County Family Court gave the "all clear" a short while later.
The building houses the Juvenile Court division, Domestic Relations Court, as well as the Juvenile Detention Center.
CNN reports that a series of bomb threats have been made to more than a dozen locations across the country.
CNN says threats have been emailed to various locations, including schools, courthouses, and more.
According to NBC News, the threats have been sent electronically.
A copy of an email sent to Trumbull County Family Court Administrator Robert Rowland says that someone carried an explosive device into the building.
The email reads in part, "It can be hidden anywhere because of its small size, it can not damage the structure of the building, but there will be many wounded people in the case of its detonation."
"My mercenary is watching the situation around the building," the email reads.
In addition, the threat says that $20,000 is the cost of the "life and business".
The threat says that this is "not a one-time action", and that if the device were to explode more businesses would send more bitcoins.
"When you read the email you kind of got the idea that it was a generic threat, but at this point, you can't take any chances in any way with our staff, our public, or our children we have downstairs in detention," said Family Court Judge Sandra Harwood.
Officials at the court say they plan to use the experience as a learning opportunity. They will meet with the Sheriff's Department to determine if there are ways they can improve how they responded to the threat.
"It was certainly a good experience, a good training exercise for us," said family court judge Pamela Rintala
Officials at the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office say they have not received any similar threat.
21 News has reached out to the FBI to see if the threat in Trumbull County came from the same source as other threats around the country.
A spokesperson from the Northeast Ohio Office of the FBI issued a statement saying, "We are aware of the recent bomb threats made in cities around the country, and we remain in touch with our law enforcement partners to provide assistance. As always, we encourage the public to remain vigilant and to promptly report suspicious activities which could represent a threat to public safety.”
