Chaos erupted in the Chicago suburb of Evanston after a Skokie man allegedly spun a web of fake bomb threats that had emergency services scrambling to avert non-existent disasters at local hotspots, authorities said. In what can only be described as a bewildering campaign of terror, 23-year-old Jacob Spiro has been slapped with felony charges over the unwarranted panic.
Spiro stands accused of emailing bomb scares to the Evanston Public Library on Sept. 12 and 14, instigating full-scale evacuations, CBS Chicago reported. When officers combed through the stacks, no explosive devices were to be found. Similarly, phone calls placed to 911 on Oct. 2 and 3 claimed that bombs had been planted in a McDonald's restaurant, prompting yet another fruitless search for an explosive that was never there.
This isn't the first time Spiro's alleged antics have interrupted the daily lives of Northwestern suburban folk. Having a veritable laundry list of prior accusations, the young man was previously charged with raining down dozens of bomb threats on public libraries, schools, and various other institutions across multiple cities, as per the CBS Chicago article.
With a strangely cavalier attitude toward such serious offenses, it begs the question of what motivates such deceitful acts. Spiro's surrender to the authorities on Nov. 17 suggests a tinge of remorse or perhaps the weight of inevitability pressing down upon him.
