AUSTIN, Texas — Buildings were evacuated around the Sixth Street Historic District in Downtown Austin on Sunday evening after a witness reported a suspected grenade between Brazos Street and San Jacinto Boulevard.
The Austin Police Department said an officer was flagged down at around 6:47 p.m., and the bomb squad was called to investigate.
Multiple streets were blocked as officers looked into the report.
After 9 p.m., police said the item was not a threat and gave the all-clear.
Thirty-three-year-old Timothy Johnson was arrested and booked into the Travis County Jail, according to APD. He is charged with possession of a controlled substance, a first-degree felony.
Roads have now reopened.