Bomb threat at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital ends in Rockford arrest

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A man who allegedly called in a bomb threat to UW Health SwedishAmerican hospital on Saturday has been arrested and booked into the Winnebago County Jail.

Rockford Police were called to investigate the bomb threat at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday, April 19th.

The threat was unfounded, authorities said.

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Timothy Fullerton, 44, was identified as the suspect in the case.

He was later arrested and held on the charge of Disorderly Conduct, pending the outcome of a pretrial detention hearing.