Arrest Made In Connection With Suspicious Package

June 30, 2021 3:49 am

A Strabane man was arrested Monday after a suspicious package was discovered at the Washington County Family Court Center.  Authorities say 37-year-old Reed Morrow is accused of leaving a bag at the center and telling an attorney that he believed he had a bomb detonator.  Morrow is being held without bond at the Washington County Jail, charged with one felony count of making terroristic threats resulting in the evacuation of a building.  He was arraigned Tuesday morning.  After the bag was discovered, the building was evacuated and the State Police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section (HDES) was called in.  State Police tell WJPA News that the backpack did not contain anything explosive.  Morrow was in the building to meet with his attorney in cases involving possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.  Authorities say Morrow told his attorney that he found the bag in a motel and wanted to leave it with her.  Police say Morrow has since confessed to owning and packing the backpack.