Casino bomb threat prompts arrest

TAMPA --  A Mexico City man was arrested early this morning after authorities said he made a bomb threat in the poker room within the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino.

Enrique Sanchez, 34, left, was arrested by Seminole Indian Reservation Police just before 4 a.m.

Jail records show he was charged with making a bomb threat and obstructing or opposing an officer with violence, both felonies. Sanchez was also charged with misdemeanor assault on a licensed security officer and disorderly conduct.

He is held on $10,500 bond at the Orient Road Jail.

Casey Cora, Times staff writer; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office photo