HTN: Reduced Charges in Court Bomb Scare

A Buffalo woman who says she mistakenly brought a fake grenade into the Erie County Family Court Building has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. 24-year-old Tauyara Mapps caused a scare by carrying the gear shifter from her car, which was shaped like a grenade, through a security checkpoint at the Court. The entire building was evacuated for two hours on April 2nd. Mapps pleaded guilty to placing a fake bomb in a public place. Sentencing will be in September.