Overview
- At 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 5, Harrah’s Stateline received a phone threat from a caller who said he had just lost over $20,000 and would bomb the casino.
- Deputies dispatched to the scene traced the call to South Lake Tahoe resident Seth Maybee in a cross-border investigation.
- South Lake Tahoe Police arrested Maybee at his home early Jan. 6, and he was booked into El Dorado County Jail pending extradition to Nevada.
- He was booked on allegations of making a bomb threat and making terroristic threats, with prosecution slated for Douglas County; officials reported no injuries or damage.
- Sheriff Dan Coverley credited quick reporting and cited the 1980 Harvey’s bombing as context for the heightened response; if convicted, penalties could include two to 15 years in prison, up to $15,000 in fines, and restitution.