The beforehand of a building pinch a statement of thoroughfare lights lead to a building. The motion supra nan entranceway sounds "Federal Building US Courthouse."The James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building successful downtown Anchorage connected Aug. 31, 2022. (Valerie Lake/Alaska Public Media)

An Anchorage man has been charged pinch making a mendacious explosive threat astatine nan national building downtown.

According to a connection from nan Alaska U.S. Attorney’s office, 40-year-old James Pearce was at nan James Fitzgerald Federal Building connected Tuesday erstwhile he allegedly made nan mendacious declare that he had planted a explosive there, successful nan U.S. Courthouse and astatine six different Anchorage locations. 

Officials opportunity Pearce allegedly made reference to respective violent groups and to nan 1995 bombing of nan national building successful Oklahoma City. 

Pearce was arrested connected site, and officials opportunity nan building was evacuated. 

Pearce has been charged pinch 1 count of making a explosive hoax astatine a national building, and faces up to 5 years successful situation and a good of up to $250,000. 

Officials opportunity Pearce is group to look earlier a national judge astatine a later, unspecified date.

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