Man arrested after claiming there was a bomb in library

A man told security there was a “snow bomb” in the Monroe County Public Library as he was escorted out Monday.

Barak Anthony Jayne, 45, also known as Barry, was arrested Monday for claiming there was a bomb behind the reference desk, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Crider said.

Bloomington police responded to a report of a  disturbance at the library of a man yelling and screaming.

Jayne, a Bloomington resident, has a history of misbehavior in the library, Crider said.
Police found nothing behind the desk and the building was not evacuated.

Barak faces preliminary charges of intimidation, a class D felony. He paid a $500 bond with $2,000 surety and was released Tuesday.

Dennis Barbosa