Monrovia Man Denies Bomb Threats in Pasadena

Bomb threats against a middle school, and one at the Pasadena Department of Public Health contributed to the evacuation of Washington Middle School on October 24 and the health building on October 25.
The District Attorney’s Office, said Gerardo Cortez, was charged with three counts of making a false bomb report, three counts of making criminal threats and one count of attempting to make a criminal threat. All are felonies.
Authorities have also identified the 25-year-old suspect as Gerardo Cortez.
Pasadena police arrested Cortez on Oct. 25, about a block south of the health building. Cortez allegedly told officers he has been very angry due to personal problems. No explosives were found in either location.

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