Alex Murdaugh murder trial paused after courthouse bomb threat
The murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was paused Wednesday after a bomb threat was made to the court., saying the the menacing message was “received by Colleton County courthouse personnel.”The trial was paused until 2:30, and SLED said it is investigating the threat alongside the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have to evacuate the building at this time so we’ll be in recess until we discover what’s going on,” Judge Clifton Newman told the court and gallery upon learning of the threat.Outside the courthouse in Colleton County where SLED has confirmed a bomb threat. We were evacuated from the courtroom during testimony in the State vs Alex Murdaugh.
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