ORANGE, Texas — Orange County deputies and federal agents are investigating after a bomb threat was received at a business on Texas Highway 62 Friday.
At about 11:25 a.m. a bomb threat was called in to the USA DeBusk facility on Texas Highway 62 according to Captain Joey Jacobs of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
A bomb sniffing dog was brought in to check the facility but nothing was found according to Jacobs.
The employees have were moved to Winfree Baptist Church about a half a mile away on Texas Highway 62 while the facility was searched according to Jacobs.
By 1:35 p.m. employees were able to return to work.
One outside lane of the highway was closed during the search he said.
The FBI is assisting with the investigation into the threat Jacobs said.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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