Man arrested at power plant after bomb claim

One man has been arrested after authorities say he drove a pickup truck pulling an enclosed trailer to the entrance of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant and when confronted by plant security claimed to have a bomb in the trailer.

Lt. Larry Harpster, the head of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s Detective Bureau, reported that at 5:43 p.m., April 7, the North Perry Police Department, assisted by the Perry Village Police Department, was dispatched to the plant at 10 Center Road in North Perry Village regarding a suspicious male refusing to leave the property.

Upon arrival it was found that the male had driven a pickup truck pulling an enclosed trailer to the entrance of the facility and claimed to have a bomb in the trailer, according to a news release.

The Lake County Bomb Squad and the Painesville Branch of the FBI were requested to respond. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau was then requested to assist the FBI on the investigation.

The truck and trailer were subsequently found not to contain any dangerous ordnance after a detailed inspection, the release stated

Michael D. Fogelsong, 33, of Adrian, Mich., has been booked into the Lake County Jail on the charges of making false alarms, a third-degree felony, and aggravated trespass, a firstdegree misdemeanor.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be continuing this investigation and additional charges may be forthcoming.

The Sheriff’s Office assured the public that “there is no ongoing threat or imminent threat to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant.

“This appears to be an isolated incident.”