The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been charged after allegedly falsely reporting that two improvised explosive devices with trip wires detonated near him while driving a work truck.

James Robert Forbis, 53 of Chillicothe has been charged with a felony of making a false bomb report.

As we previously reported, in May the Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office began investigating the report on a portion of Liv 510 in the northwest part of the county. Sheriff Steve Cox said the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad was summoned to the scene by the Fire Marshall’s Office to assist with the investigation. Sheriff Cox said at the time the incident was reported, due to respecting the need of public safety the matter was initially shared in an attempt to raise awareness and gain any leads.

“The bomb squad investigation has concluded there were no explosives or explosive devices present,” Cox said. “July 20 the Missouri Fire Marshall’s Office again interviewed the reporting person and ultimately arrested James Robert Forbis, 53, Chillicothe for alleged Making A False Bomb Report.”

Forbis is being held in the Daviess/Dekalb County Regional Jail on $2,500 cash bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 2.