20/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 21/11/2024 03:36
At 3:07 p.m. on November 20, Eugene Police received notification of a bomb threat at the Eugene Airport. Eugene Police airport officers, Metro Explosives Disposal Unit, a UOPD Bomb K9 unit, and EPD investigators were also dispatched. The airport suspended regular operations during the response.
EPD investigators identified the suspect as Aubrey Michelle High, age 36, of Philomath and she was detained by Philomath Police Department for EPD. After confirming there were no explosives and the call had been a hoax, the airport status was returned to normal at around 4:41 p.m.
High has been transported to Lane County Jail on a charge of Disorderly Conduct in the First Degree. Incident 24-311355