Woman arrested after making bomb threat to Columbus Government Center
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Deputies have arrested a woman after she made a bomb threat to the Columbus Consolidated Government Building.
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on December 9, 2024, the Columbus 911 Center received a call from a “female stating that there was an explosive device inside the Columbus Consolidated Government Center that was set to go off.”
The Government Center was evacuated and a sweep of the entire building was conducted by the Columbus Hazardous Device Response Team and the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team.
Once cleared, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit began their investigation and they were able to quickly identify Regina Ingram as the suspect.
Ingram was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Muscogee County Jail. She was charged with two counts of felony terroristic threats or acts and felony violation of probation.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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