WASHINGTON STATE : Artist Arrested in Bomb Scare
From Times Wire Reports
An artist was arrested after he claimed responsibility for abandoning a truck with “bomb” scrawled on its bumper, sparking a four-hour evacuation of Seattle’s downtown shopping district. Jason Sprinkle, 26, surrendered to police about 30 minutes after he called the Associated Press to say there was no bomb and that he had parked the truck at the edge of downtown park as a protest. Sprinkle was among artists who have protested against reopening a street through a park. A nine-block area was evacuated.
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