Man jokes about bomb at Largo Red Lobster. He gets served by police
Police said a man was in custody Thursday afternoon after joking about having a bomb at a Red Lobster restaurant.
The incident occurred just after 3 p.m. at the restaurant at Largo Mall.
Bomb squad clears Largo Red Lobster after customer jokes about being a Taliban member & bomb in bag. Restaurant evacuated for 2 hours. @BN9 pic.twitter.com/hkE3VumivS
— Josh Rojas (@JoshRojasBN9) September 28, 2017
The man and a female were seated away from customers, and the other customers and workers in the store were evacuated.
At 3:20 p.m. the man exited the business and told responding officers he was just joking about having a bomb.
Police took the man into custody.
The restaurant was closed for more than two hours.
No injuries were reported.
This story was originally published September 28, 2017 at 6:58 PM with the headline "Man jokes about bomb at Largo Red Lobster. He gets served by police."