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Ferndale man calls in bomb threats after losses at Silver Reef Casino

Ferndale man calls in bomb threats after losses at Silver Reef Casino

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KGMI News

BY Joe Teehan

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Ferndale man upset about losses at the slot machines threatened to blow up the Silver Reef Casino.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 45 year old Shane Clark on Monday after they say he phoned in two bomb threats Sunday night.

The Bellingham Herald reports he faces a bomb threat charge and was held on $5,000 bail.

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