Ponca City, Oklahoma\u2019s Osage Casino and Hotel, pictured above. An explosive device was found at the property’s hotel. (Image: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe device was found in the hotel guest\u2019s luggage at the property last Thursday, according to Oklahoma TV station KOCO<\/em>.<\/p>\nSeveral law enforcement agencies responded to the site to take part in the investigation.<\/p>\n
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Bomb Team destroyed the explosive device safely. Other officers responded with assistance from the Osage Nation Police Department and the Osage County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Building Evacuated, No Injuries Reported<\/h2>\n As a precaution, hotel guests were evacuated from the building while a search was underway, according to the hotel\u2019s general manager, Jennifer Swords.<\/p>\n
It appears the owner of the luggage called authorities to report the device. It’s unclear what led the person to notify police.<\/p>\n
Authorities quickly responded, and the device was located at about 8:15 a.m. after a search.<\/p>\n
I actually saw them leave with two paper cups and something in the device, and at that time, the police chief told me I could go ahead and let the guests back in the room[s], that they had cleared everything and it was safe to go back in — and I saw him actually leave with the device,\u201d Swords told KOCO<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nNo one was injured during the incident, the report added, and the casino and hotel quickly resumed normal operations.<\/p>\n
As of this week, specific details on the device still were not released, nor was it clear if any arrests will be made. It’s possible the hotel guest notified police out of safety concerns, but that couldn’t be confirmed this week.<\/p>\n
When asked about the device, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Brack Miller told KOCO<\/em> that it was a round used to simulate an actual explosive device.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s probably — this is a little bit of speculation — but it\u2019s probably something that has a loud flash or a bang to it to simulate a real device,\u201d<\/strong> Miller explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nInitially, the incident was investigated as a possible bomb threat<\/a>, according to Oklahoma TV station KOKH<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe tribal casino-hotel is located on US Route 60, about 105 miles north of Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n
The property is part of the Osage Casino hotel chain operated by the Osage Nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities are continuing to search for details on the person who had an explosive device with them last week at Ponca City, Oklahoma\u2019s Osage Casino and Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":281838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18456],"tags":[13766,87161,81862],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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