Police arrested a man who parked illegally and refused officers’ requests to move his vehicle.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Employees at the federal courthouse in downtown Nashville have been allowed to reenter the building after a bomb threat forced an evacuation for more than four hours Tuesday morning.
The threat was called into the Estes Kefauver Federal Building and Courthouse located at 801 Broadway around 5 a.m.
Bomb sniffing dogs were called to the scene and combed the property.
The all-clear was given just after 9 a.m. and officials said employees would be allowed to enter at 9:30 a.m.
It was not immediately known when the building would fully reopen to the public.
Metro police briefly handcuffed a driver who parked illegally outside the courthouse and refused officers' requests to move his vehicle.
After he was released he told Nashville's News 2 he overreacted.
He said his daughter attends a daycare in the area and he parked on the curb in an attempt to get more information about what was going on.
He refused to leave when officers told him they could not give him any information.
The man was released from police custody after officers determined his identity and that he posted no threat.
The investigation into who made the initial bomb threat is ongoing.
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