UPDATED: Lemont Woman Accused of Making False Bomb Threat at Willis Tower
Julija Petraityte, 19, arrested by Chicago police around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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A 19-year-old Lemont woman was charged Thursday with a felony count of making a false bomb threat at the Willis Tower, Chicago police said.
Julija Petraityte was arrested around 5:30 p.m. at the tower, located at Adams and Franklin streets in Chicago's South Loop, after telling a security guard that her friend had a bomb, police said.
According to a Chicago Tribune report, Petraityte made the joke after the guard asked her friend if she had taken all the items out of her pockets. When the guard warned her it wasn't funny, Petraityte repeated her statement.
Police said there was no actual bomb.
Petraityte was charged with one count of felony disorderly conduct—making a false bomb threat, police said.
She was released Friday, Aug. 19, after posting a $10,000 bond, according to Cook County Court officials. Her next court date is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25.
Phill
6:26 am on Saturday, August 20, 2011
Do kids today really not understand when a joke is not funny? There are just some things you just don’t joke around about.
I have been a prankster and a joker my whole life, but you really know when and where to draw the line.
Linda Mackintire
5:19 pm on Monday, August 22, 2011
Food for thought... how would the outcome have been different if she were Pakistani and male?
Laura
10:06 am on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tell me as a 19year old you didn't every one incredibly stupid stupid comment? cast your stones....
Marie Markowski
4:59 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Laura, she didn't just make a "stupid, stupid comment". She was warned the first time she said it that it wasn't funny and yet, she repeated it. That goes way beyond "stupid, stupid".