Man arrested for bomb threat at Dallas ICE office, officials say

The facility was briefly ordered to shelter in place as a bomb squad responded, officials said.

DALLAS — A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly arrived at a Dallas U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials.

The man, identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson, 36, arrived at the facility shortly after 6:30 p.m. and showed a security officer what he claimed was a “detonator” on his wrist, officials said. 

The facility was briefly ordered to shelter in place, the officer called 911, and police responded with a bomb squad, according to a news release. 

Wilkinson was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, and police issued an all-clear shortly before 7:30 p.m.

The incident also comes after officials said multiple people were charged in connection with an alleged “ambush” against officers at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado on July 4. 

During that attack, an Alvarado police officer was shot in the neck, then flown to an area hospital, treated, and released, officials said.