*** WATCH *** HYANNIS BOMB SCARE… RTE. 28 COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR HOURS… 29-YEAR-OLD CHARGED AFTER CAPTURED ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD… INTERVIEWS WITH BARNSTABLE POLICE CHIEF AND OTHERS…
HYANNIS – A 29-year-old Oak Bluffs male was taken into custody by Mass. State Troopers on Martha’s Vineyard Friday evening after allegedly leaving a travel bag inside a Hyannis restaurant and later saying that it would explode if anyone touched it.
According to a Barnstable Police media statement, on May 20, 2022, at around 6:43 p.m., officers responded to the FOGO Brazilian Barbeque at 39 Iyannough Road (Rte. 28) for a suspicious package…
The BPD media statement continues as follows: “The reporting party stated that a subject, later identified as 29 year old Eduardo Filho of Oaks Bluff, had left a travel bag at the restaurant and then called the restaurant stating that if anyone touched the bag he would make it explode. In an abundance of caution the Barnstable Patrol Force along with the Hyannis Fire Department, Yarmouth Police Department, and the Massachusetts State Police evacuated the immediate area and notified the State Police Bomb Squad. The State Police Bomb Squad was able to examine the package and determine there were no explosive materials or devices present. Filho was located by the State Police on Martha’s Vineyard and was taken into custody. The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office assisted by transporting Filho back to Cape Cod via their Safe Boat S-300 where he was then transported to the Barnstable Police Department and booked on charges of Making a Terroristic Threat and Use of a Hoax Device. Filho was held on $25,000 bail and will be arraigned at Barnstable District Court on Monday May 23, 2022. The Barnstable Police would like to thank all agencies involved in ensuring a safe outcome to tonight’s incident.”
Route 28 was completely closed down as the entire ordeal unfolded over a period of about three hours. The following HN Video contains interviews with Chief Matthew Sonnabend of the Barnstable Police and others… it also contains radio traffic and video from the scene…
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