(Radio Iowa) – The Dallas County Sheriff says a man is charged with making threats of bombs in the courthouse on the day he was set to be sentenced. The Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the F-B-I on February 6th, that two men had placed explosive devices throughout the courthouse and planned to detonate them at 9:00 a-m. The courthouse was searched using a dog and nothing was found.

The investigation led to search warrants and a cellphone belonging to Ryan Van Gorp was seized. Investigators say the phone was used to make an online tip and a phone call on the explosives. Van Gorp had been scheduled to be sentenced on two court cases, and is now charged with two counts of threat of terrorism.