Fake Grenade Suspect Pleasd Not Guilty

The woman who brought a fake grenade into Buffalo Family Court yesterday was arraigned this morning. 24-year-old Tauyara Mapps pleaded not guilty to a first degree felony of placing a false bomb in a public place. The Erie County Sheriff's Department says what at first appeared to be a hand grenade was discovered by x-ray machine. But defense attorney Emily Trott says it was all a misunderstanding. The court building, located just off Niagara Square, was evacuated early Thursday afternoon. Court officials said the object looked like a large explosive device, and was observed inside a sock in a bag that a woman brought into the building, according to Andrew Isenberg, district executive for the New York State Court System. The bomb squad removed the device from the courthouse.