Lincoln Tunnel Sniper Threat Hoax Snarls Traffic; Man Arrested

Police arrested a 39-year-old Georgia man in connection to a false threat of a sniper near the Lincoln Tunnel, which snarled rush-hour traffic on Tuesday.

Donald Wallace was taken into custody in Manhattan just before midnight, Fox New York reported.

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He was being transported to New Jersey to face charges, including making terroristic threats and creating false public alarm, the station reported.

The Port Authority shut down the tunnel on Tuesday after a 911 caller said a sniper was on the roof of a building that overlooks the tunnel entrance.

The 911 call, traced to a cell phone near the tunnel, included the warnings "the DC sniper is here in your city" and "get your hospitals ready," according to NBC New York.

Law enforcement officials with rifles drawn stopped a nearby light rail train during their search.

Fear spread on Twitter as the event unfolded.

Whoa! That's too close to home. Police Swarm N.J. Side Of Lincoln Tunnel After Threat Claiming Sniper « CBS New York http://t.co/vR6incHUFT

— Efrain Nieves (@efrain_nieves) June 11, 2014

Damn a sniper by the Lincoln tunnel?? Times are changing for the worst

— Nickels (@jdhunter8) June 10, 2014

Sniper on top of Dykes lumber. Swat Team out all over uptown. Sometimes I do not love living so close to NYC. Lincoln tunnel bomb threat.

— Annie McLoughlin (@AnnieGardenSt) June 10, 2014

Lincoln Tunnel sniper and yet another school shooting. Why is this happening, America?

— Julie Jacobs (@JulieJacobs438) June 11, 2014

CBC New York posted a video of the disturbance to its YouTube channel.



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