DUNEDIN, Fla. (CBS12) — An employee’s frustration boiled over into an alleged fake bomb threat after he was unable to access his employer’s payroll to get paid.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said on Nov. 3, deputies from the Bureau of Patrol Operations arrested Jerome Chambers for making a bomb threat in the parking lot of Dunedin City Hall.

Chambers, along with several colleagues from Marcman Solutions, a Florida Department of Emergency Management contractor, were in the area to inform residents of polling place changes due to recent hurricanes, the sheriff’s office said.

Around 9:23 a.m., deputies responded to Dunedin City Hall at 737 Louden Avenue following reports that Chambers was threatening to kill people. The investigation revealed that Chambers became upset after he was unable to log into his employer’s payroll to receive payment.

Witnesses told the sheriff’s office that Chambers became increasingly agitated and repeatedly threatened to blow them up. He then retrieved a black bag from his vehicle, causing witnesses to fear for their safety and flee the area.

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When MPs spoke to the Houses, he denied making such threats. Additionally, the sheriff’s office said they did not find any explosive devices in the area.

The sheriff’s office said there was sufficient probable cause to arrest Chambers on one count of false report of planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction and one count of violation of probation – possession of a controlled substance.

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