Not only was the casino evacuated after the threat, but specially-trained bomb-sniffing dogs went through the property looking for explosives. No devices were found and the casino reopened. But the casino lost more than $100,000 in revenue from the temporary closure.<\/p>\n
The incident began when Antuzzi began exchanging text messages with a bartender at the casino. She complained about being at work and he asked her if she wanted him to phone in a bomb threat. She said yes.<\/p>\n
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The bartender thought he was just being silly, according to statements reported by the Times-News<\/em>. But she was later arrested for conspiracy to make terrorist threats. Her charge was lessened to disorderly conduct in a plea agreement and she paid a fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTyler Lindquist, a Pennsylvania attorney representing Antuzzi, said his client did not mean to harm anyone.<\/p>\n
“There was no ill will or ill intentions,” Lindquist told the Times-News<\/em>. Lindquist also\u00a0told the newspaper it was a \u201cfair sentence.\u201d The length of time in prison was on the lower end of what the judge could have imposed.<\/p>\nPrior Arrest<\/h2>\n
The Times-News<\/em> also reported that Antuzzi has been incarcerated since his arrest. That time in prison normally could have made him already eligible for parole.<\/p>\nBut Antuzzi was on probation for a 2017 crime when the threat took place. Court officials chose to revoke his probation.<\/p>\n
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Antuzzi’s earlier case was linked to motor vehicle accidents in Millcreek Township, Pa during which he allegedly drove over the foot of an 83-year-old motorist, the news report said. In 2018, Antuzzi pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors related to the accidents. He was placed in an alternative treatment court and placed on five years and six months of probation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At the same time, Antuzzi pleaded guilty to DUI related to a 2016 charge in Edinboro, Pa., the news report adds.<\/p>\n
Former Border Patrol Agent<\/h2>\n
Antuzzi is a former US Border Patrol agent and Navy veteran. He was suspended from the Border Patrol after the earlier charges, the Times-News<\/em> said. He no longer works for the agency.<\/p>\nIn an unrelated incident, in April a casino security guard in Bossier City, La., was charged with allegedly calling in two bomb threats to his place of employment, Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino<\/a>. He was identified as Darell Ligin Davis, 21, of Shreveport, La.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former security guard at Pennsylvania\u2019s Presque Isle Downs & Casino is heading to prison after he allegedly phoned in a fake bomb threat to the gaming property. He will serve at least one to six months. Norman Antuzzi, 48, of Erie, Pa. pleaded guilty in June to a terrorist threat charge, according to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":190983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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