Marshall Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Bomb Threat

A district judge has sentenced a man from Marshall to spend more than three years in federal prison after the man called in a bomb threat to a company in Paris.

29-year-old Justin Switzer pleaded guilty to one count of willfully threatening the use of explosives.

According to court documents, Switzer called in a bomb threat to North American Lighting Company, Inc. in Paris on November 2, 2022. He admitted to calling the business and stating "two minutes to detonation".

In response to the bomb threat, North American Lighting evacuated personnel, which caused the company to lose approximately $456,000 in gross revenue. Switzer was ordered to make restitution of the lost income, in addition to serving the 41-month prison sentence.