UPDATE 2/25/25 5:42 p.m.
CADILLAC — A court date for David Chiesa, accused of making a bomb threat at 9 and 10 News, delaying the station’s morning broadcast, has been postponed for another month.
The preliminary hearing for the lake man was supposed to happen Tuesday afternoon but was adjourned to March 21st.
Chiesa was arraigned on one count of a false report of a bomb, which is a 4 year felony.
The Wexford County Sheriff’s office said a bomb threat was called in on January 17th, a little after midnight.
Onstar had reported that the 64 year old was on the 9 and 10 property in Cadillac, claiming he had a bomb.
Entrances to the station were blocked off while the property was searched but no explosive device was found.
Michigan This Morning was delayed until 6 am because of the bomb threat.
He was arrested without incident. No motive has been determined.
UPDATE 1/17/24 3:00 p.m.
CADILLAC — David Michael Chiesa was arraigned in 84th District Court on one count of False Report of Bomb/Harmful Device, a four-year felony, for the bomb threat to 9&10 News. The investigation is ongoing.
1/17/24 12:15 p.m.
CADILLAC — A bomb threat at 9&10 News kept us off the air Friday morning, but the suspect has been arrested.
Wexford County deputies said the bomb threat was first called in a little after midnight. OnStar reported that a 64-year-old man from Lake was on the 9&10 property in Cadillac and claimed he had a bomb.
Multiple agencies including the Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police, Wexford County Emergency Management and the Cadillac Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
Entrances to the station were blocked off while MSP bomb squads and K-9s searched the property, building and car but found no explosives. The Lake man was arrested without incident. As for his motive:
“No motive, no motive at all. Communication with the suspect was difficult. He wasn’t forthright with a whole lot of information, but [it’s] still under investigation,” said Sheriff Trent Taylor.
Our Michigan This Morning team was not allowed to enter the building until 3:30 a.m., delaying our broadcast until around 6 a.m.
The suspect is expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon, although we do not know the exact charges at this time.