Florida suspect calls in fake bomb threat, blames TikTok trend: police
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North Port resident Coty Clements, 28, is accused of calling in a fake bomb threat at a Port Charlotte, Florida Walmart location and then blaming a TikTok trend as his reason why.
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The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that its deputies responded to a bomb threat at a Walmart location in Port Charlotte on January 12.
"The caller advised dispatch that there was a bomb inside the Neighborhood Walmart and then hung up the phone," the sheriff's office explained. "When dispatch attempted to call back, the suspect picked up the phone and stated, ‘Tic Toc, Tic Toc’ and hung up again."