DAYTON- An Ohio man was apprehended March 20 by FBI agents after an exten- sive investigation into bomb threats to county courthouses in five states. One of the threats was to the Columbia County Courthouse last November 15.

Lonnie Lee Bristow was arrested in Mansfield, Ohio without incident after inves- tigators linked him to pre- paid telephone calling cards purchased at Wal-Mart that were used to call in bomb threats to 19 Tennessee courthouses in November.

As a result of further investigation by federal agents, it was determined that Bristow had also pur- chased prepaid phone cards that we...