Crime & Safety
Darnell Loatman Arrested for Bomb Threats at Clementon Park, High School
State Police say the Bridgeton man is responsible for two bomb threats. He's jailed on $100,000 bail.
New Jersey State Police arrested a 22-year-old Bridgeton man they say is responsible phoning in a bomb threat that forced 5,000 customers to flee Clementon Park.
Detectives arrested Darnell Loatman on June 22, according to a June 25 release from state police.
Police used surveillance videos to obtain a description of Loatman and his vehicle, which detectives located, police said. Shortly after, Loatman was arrested.
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Detectives also fingered Loatman in June 7 bomb threat called in to Cumberland Regional High School, which prompted a school evacuation.
Loatman is charged with two counts of false public alarms and two counts of terroristic threats. Unable to post his $100,000, Loatman was held at Cumberland County Jail.
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Additional charges are pending from Clementon Police Department, state police said.
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