Posted at: 01/05/2013 4:28 PM
Updated at: 01/05/2013 7:41 PM
By: KOB.com Staff
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The Albuquerque Police Department's Bomb Squad was called out to Coronado Center Saturday.
Police told KOB Eyewitness News 4 a person called security around 2 p.m. about a suspicious person near the mall armed with body armor and a shotgun.
They said mall security stopped the man. He did not have a gun on him at that time.
During the investigation the man, who was his twenties and identified as Heath Holden, told officers there was a bomb inside of his vehicle and it was ticking. He also stated there were two hand grenades inside the vehicle.
Police found a large knife concealed on his person.
The department's Bomb Squad arrived on scene and a perimeter was secured for public safety.
Police investigated the vehicle and found a firework hand grenade and a plastic toy hand grenade inside. Police said a bomb was not located nor a firearm found.
Holden was arrested for carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He was also issued a criminal trespass notification for Coronado Center, and his vehicle was towed.
Police will complete a follow-up investigation.