Arrest made in bomb threat at Saratoga Hospital

Schenectady man accused of bomb threat at hospital

Schenectady man accused of bomb threat at Saratoga Hospital.

A man was charged with making a bomb threat at Saratoga Hospital.

The bomb threat – which happened around 8 a.m. Thursday – caused the evacuation of the emergency department.

Jonathan Gardner, 31, had just been released from the hospital, said police, and allegedly said something about having a bomb.

Police K-9s swept the building and didn’t find anything.

Gardner is charged with falsely reporting an incident. He was sent to Saratoga Springs jail in lieu of bail.