Georgia man called bomb threat to avoid work, ordered to pay nearly $40,000 in compensation – WSB-TV Channel 2

SAVANNAH, Ga — A Georgia man has been ordered to pay back the huge cost of closing his workplace with a fake bomb threat.

Elliott Sherman, “Amir Turner”, 23, of Vidalia, was fired, arrested and now owed nearly $40,000 after making a workplace bomb threat on September 11, 2021 to stop work.

According to U.S. Attorney David H. Estes, Sherman pleaded guilty to false information and hoaxing.

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Sherman, who has been behind bars since his arrest in May 2021, was also sentenced to served time and two years of supervised release.

“By mindlessly tapping a few keys on his phone, Elliott Sherman shut down a major port facility and initiated a significant law enforcement response,” U.S. Attorney Estes said. “He’s also cost himself a job, his freedom and thousands of dollars. That is a hard price to pay for impatience and immaturity.”

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Sherman worked in Port Wentworth, Georgia as a clerk at a staffing agency. He admitted reporting a bomb threat so that the other workers in his car pool would also be fired and he wouldn’t have to wait for his ride home.

During the subsequent investigation, Estes said the company was forced to shut down operations at two warehouses for $38,400.

“Hoax threats deplete law enforcement resources needed for actual emergencies, disrupt trade and frighten potentially threatened victims,” ​​said Keri Farley, FBI Atlanta special agent. “Anyone who decides to make such a threat, especially one at such an inappropriate time, can expect the FBI to come knocking to hold them accountable.”

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