A man from Indianapolis was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 8, after he reportedly tried to get ahead of a long queue for a free Doja Cat concert by telling other people in line with him that he had a bomb inside his bag.
The man, who has yet to be identified, forced police to clear the crowd in Monument Circle, Indianapolis after the bomb threat that he had made was reported back to the police by another person who was in line with him, the Indianapolis Star reported.
After surrounding the person, the man was promptly searched for any bombs in his person. None were found, and he was taken into custody while the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live concert with Doja Cat was allowed to continue unabated, according to Rolling Stone.
“A fan wanted to advance in line so he exercised very poor judgment and told those around him in line he had a bomb in his backpack,” Deputy Chief Joshua Barker of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. “Someone did the right thing and alerted IMPD. The backpack was clean.”
Charges related to the bomb threat have not been filed and are still under investigation; however, the man was arrested on some unrelated outstanding warrants that have been filed against him which have not been made public as of this time.
The Doja Cat concert continued as scheduled, although the entry of the people in the crowd was delayed by over 20 minutes because of the bomb threat that was issued by the man.
The free Doja Cat concert is part of the weekend-long celebrations happening in the city of Indianapolis related to the College Football Playoff national championship that will be happening on Monday.
The championship, one of the most highly-anticipated college football fights of the year, will be fought by the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs, with Alabama being favored in winning the finals, according to CBS Sports.
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