A man who Las Cruces police say walked into an office supplies store and purported to have a bag with explosives is facing charges.
Las Cruces police said Thursday that 44-year-old Robert Schaffer has been charged with a felony count of intentionally delivering a facsimile or hoax bomb.
Schaffer is being held in Dona Ana County Detention Center without bond.
It was not immediately known if he had attorney.
Police say Schaffer allegedly entered a Staples store Wednesday evening and handed a bag to an employee, indicating there was a bomb inside.
Responding officers detained Schaffer and evacuated the store as well as nearby businesses.
A bomb squad determined the bag did not have an explosive device.
Authorities believe Schaffer is homeless.
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