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Ex-Employee Detained Over False Bomb Threat at Westmont Porsche Warehouse

Prosecutors say a YouTube video claiming IEDs in vehicles prompted a bomb-squad response that found nothing.

Overview

  • Devan Sheard, 32, of Joliet, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct — false bomb threat, a Class 3 felony.
  • A DuPage County judge ordered Sheard held in custody, with his next court appearance set for January 26 before Judge Daniel Guerin.
  • Bomb squads from Westmont and the DuPage County Sheriff searched the Napleton Porsche warehouse and Sheard’s residence and found no explosives or bomb-making materials.
  • Authorities say the video shows Sheard in a garage referencing planting IEDs in vehicles and stating, “I’m planting the IED as we speak.”
  • State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said the alleged hoax frightened employees and the community and squandered taxpayer-funded law enforcement resources.