Newsman: Two individuals are facing charges after an alleged bomb threat was made targeting FIFA on Sunday afternoon, according to the New Jersey State Police.
The arrests were made following an investigation after Bergen County Communications notified NJSP of a bomb threat sent via text message.
Troopers identified the owner of the phone number that sent the message and determined that the individual’s vehicle was at the Meadowlands Sports Complex when the threat was made, police say.
The Jersey City Police Department later located and stopped the vehicle on Bergen Avenue. Police were granted consent to search the vehicle and the residence of Amar Ramkisson for explosive devices; however, none were found.
Police charged Ramkisson with terroristic threats and false public alarm. A second individual, Breanna Rampersad, was arrested and charged with hindering and tampering with evidence.
Ramkisson was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing. Rampersad was released pending a future court date.
