JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A bomb threat was reported at the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson on Thursday, January 4.
There were also threats reported to the Mississippi State Capitol and the Hinds County Circuit Court building.
Courthouses in Arkansas and Montana were evacuated, but no explosives were immediately found, and the buildings were reopened to the public.
This comes after law enforcement responded to a bomb threat at the Mississippi State Capitol on Wednesday, January 3. No explosives or suspicious equipment were found at the Capitol building.
Other state capitols across the country also received threats Wednesday morning. The warnings came after a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days.
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Montana were the other states that evacuated their capitols.
Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said precautionary measures were taken at the Mississippi State Capitol and Supreme Court buildings. She said standard emergency procedures were followed.
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Members of the Mississippi National Guard keep their distance from the Mississippi State Capitol, Thursday morning, Jan. 4, 2024, as Capitol Police deal
with a second day of bomb threats to the state house and the Carroll Gartin Justice Building, which houses the state supreme and appellate courts. The
guardsmen are support staff involved with Tuesday’s inauguration of Gov. Tate Reeves at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) -
Capitol Police respond to a bomb threat at the Mississippi State Capitol and the Mississippi Supreme Court building, background,, Thursday morning, Jan. 4,
2024, in Jackson, Miss. The police were dealing with the second consecutive day of threats. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) -
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch walks past the Mississippi State Capitol as the Capitol Police respond to a bomb threat at the statehouse and the Mississippi Supreme Court building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday morning, Jan. 4, 2024. The police were dealing with the second consecutive day of threats. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) -
Lawmen patrol the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, as they deal with a second consecutive day of bomb threats to the statehouse and to the Carroll Gartin Justice Building, which houses the state supreme and appellate courts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) -
Lawmen patrol the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, as they deal with a second consecutive day of bomb threats to the statehouse and to the Carroll Gartin Justice Building, which houses the state supreme and appellate courts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) -
A Capitol Police officer and her ordinance sniffing dog walk along the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, as officials deal with a second consecutive day of bomb threats to the Mississippi State Capitol and the justice building which houses the state supreme court and appellate courts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
The FBI said it was aware of “numerous hoax incidents” Thursday.
“The FBI takes hoax threats very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk,” Marshay Lawson, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Jackson Division, said in a statement. “While we have no information to indicate a specific and credible threat, we will continue to work with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.