Man arrested for making fake bombs and placing them on CapMetro bus

Austin police have arrested a man for making fake bombs and placing them under the seat of a Capital Metro bus. It happened at a bus stop near a Walmart in northeast Austin.

It happened just before 10:30 p.m. on December 11. The people on the bus and those inside the Walmart at the time were evacuated and the Norwood Walmart bus stop was closed as well.

Police secured the devices found inside the bus and cleared the scene.

No further details about the suspect or the incident have been released at this time.

The Norwood Walmart bus stop was reopened at around 1:15 a.m.