Repeat bomb threat suspect arrested hours after jail release in Muscogee County
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A Muscogee County man is back in jail after making another bomb threat to a government building.
Earlier today, authorities from Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office’s Uniform Patrol Bureau, Special Operations Bureau, Park Patrol, HEAT Unit, Columbus Police Department, Phenix City Police Department, and ATF Task Force Operators/K9’s, all responded to a bomb threat to the Columbus Consolidated Government center from an unknown male. The call was placed around 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office says following the initial call, the suspect, identified as Christian Cruz-Benitez, was located and apprehended.
Cruz-Benitez had been released earlier today from the Muscogee County Jail, where he was being housed for a previous bomb threat from several years ago to the Columbus Consolidated Government center.
Cruz-Benitez was charged with one felony count of Terroristic Threats and Acts and was transported to the Muscogee County Jail without incident.
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