A bomb threat at a Salina business prompted the arrest of a Missouri man.

Thursday afternoon at 4:00, Salina Police Department dispatch received a call from a subject identified as 33-year-old Brandon Skaggs from DeSoto, Missouri, reporting a bomb was placed at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, at 2303 N 9th Street.

The business was contacted and alerted to the threat. Employees advised there had been a suspicious male who entered the business and made a comment about terrorism. The subject had entered the pump room of the business and turned off the pump breakers before fleeing the business.

The business was evacuated and the business was searched. No devices were found.

An attempt to locate was put out to surrounding areas. A Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper located the suspect vehicle eastbound between Abilene and Junction City on I-70 near milepost 287, and took Skaggs into custody.

With the assistance of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, it was confirmed Skaggs was the subject who had made the threat. Skaggs was transported back to Salina where he was booked into the Saline County Jail in reference Criminal Threat and Trespassing.