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CPD: Man arrested at Union Terminal for false grenade threat, causing public panic

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CINCINNATI — A man was arrested after he threatened to use a grenade at Union Terminal early Thursday morning, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.

Police responded to the threat just before 1 a.m. on Thursday.

Court documents state that Paul Padilla, of Illinois, was at the "museum center train station" when he told people he had a grenade in his backpack and was ready to pull the pin.

Police were called to the scene, where they said they did not find a grenade.

Union Terminal bomb threat scene
A man was arrested for causing panic at Union Terminal after he said he had a grenade in his backpack, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.

Padilla was arrested for threatening to commit an offense of violence and causing serious public alarm.

Padilla is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.

The National Report