After long wait at Augusta SS office, suspect says he’s going to “blow up the building”

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – A man is behind bars in Richmond County after he allegedly said he was going to blow up the Augusta Social Security Office.

Arrest warrants say 64-year-old James Benjamin was in line at the office on Robert C. Daniel Parkway on September 11th.

Benjamin allegedly became angry after missing his number being called.

A staffer advised Benjamin to go back through the check-in procedure all over again, according to the incident report, to which Benjamin allegedly responded by becoming angrym walking out of the building, stating he would “wrap this whole building in a bomb and blow it up.”

The staffer contacted a supervisor, then called 911. The building was entirely evacuated with fire department and law enforcement on scene, including a K-9 explosive detection team.

Benjamin is charged with one count of Terroristic Threats and Acts and one count of False Public Alarm.

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