By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 12, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina courthouse was evacuated after a bomb threat was called in.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office posted to its Twitter page that the courthouse in uptown Charlotte was evacuated after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The sheriff’s office said deputies and K9 units searched the building, and the all clear was sounded around 2 p.m.

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