OPELIKA, Ala. (TCN) — Police arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly threatening to blow up a beauty supply store this month.
According to court documents cited by WRBL-TV, on Oct. 19, Opelika Police Department officers responded to the Tiger Town shopping center after an Ulta Beauty employee reportedly heard Timothy Lincoln on the phone saying, “I’m going to blow this up!” with an expletive added in. As a result, Ulta evacuated all customers and employees from the store.
Police arrived and arrested Lincoln. Lee County Jail records show he was taken into custody on a charge of making terroristic threats.
WBMA-TV reports Ulta banned Lincoln for life.
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