Jefferson County courthouses to reopen Thursday after fake bomb threat called in

BEAUMONT — Law enforcement agencies in Beaumont have cleared courthouses around Jefferson County to reopen for business on Thursday after an anonymous call to Beaumont police dispatch stating that there was a bomb inside a courtroom.

The phone call prompted authorities to close municipal, county and federal courtrooms in Jefferson County on Wednesday.

KFDM/Fox 4's Chris Mullooly has been covering the Brandon Coleman murder trial at the Jefferson County Courthouse for more than a week and reports on how the anonymous call affected the trial and other courthouse business.