WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |Montgomery Wal-Mart Bomb Threat Could Be Connected to Cases in Other States

Montgomery Wal-Mart Bomb Threat Could Be Connected to Cases in Other States

Managers at the Chantilly Parkway Wal-Mart answered the threatening call from a man who demanded money.  "He said he had a gun. Told her to bring the money to him at a certain location in the store and if she didnt's he was going to shoot her," said Sheriff D.T. Marshall.

A few minutes later, he called back. "He called and told her there was a bomb threat in the store," said Marshall.

The same scene has played out at stores in seven states from Arizona to Rhode Island. Each time the caller claimed there was a bomb in the building and demanded that money be wired overseas. Management at one Wal-Mart in Rhode Island were so convinced the threat was serious, they wired the caller $10,000 before letting police inside to sweep for a bomb that was not there.

Montgomery County Sheriff D.T. Marshall tells WSFA 12 News his office is looking into the possibity the Wal-Mart case may be connected to the others.  Investigators also believe the suspect is also hacking into each store's security camera system by way of the internet to watch his potential victims react. ["The internet is a tool where you can find live cameras around the world," said Rich Kolko with the FBI.

Investigators believe the man behind the calls in the seven states is actually in Portuagal and they've started the process to have him arrested. Sheriff Marshall says his office has contacted the FBI trying to get more information on the cases. 

 Local authorities picked up and questioned three people in connection with the threats at the Chantilly Parkway Wal-Mart.  None was charged.