Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Man accused of making bomb threat against observation wheel

High Roller at Sunset

Steve Marcus

The 550-foot-tall High Roller observation wheel, the tallest in the world, is shown Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The wheel is the centerpiece of the $550 million Linq project, a retail, dining and entertainment district by Caesars Entertainment Corp.

A man accused of falsely reporting a bomb on the High Roller observation wheel on the Strip was indicted Thursday by a Clark County grand jury.

Jamie D. Dantis, 34, of New Mexico is accused of making a bomb threat May 2 after riding on the wheel, according to the indictment.

Dantis told employees there was a bomb on the wheel and made multiple comments criticizing the low level of security, according to the indictment.

The maximum sentence for making a bomb threat, if found guilty, is six years in prison.

The High Roller, located at the Linq shopping and entertainment complex, is the world’s tallest observation wheel at 550 feet.

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