Bomb scare was no game to police

Arrested man says conversation misinterpreted as he played game while on phone to work.

By JESSIE-LYNNE KERR
The Times-Union

A man's statement that his instructions during an action-packed video game were simply misinterpreted -- prompting the evacuation of a North Jacksonville restaurant -- isn't deterring police from pursuing felony charges against him.

Police said they are treating a phone call late Sunday to Cross Creek Barbecue Restaurant in the 12100 block of Lem Turner Road as a legitimate bomb threat.

But Anthony S. Jones, 27, of the 500 block of Chestnut Drive, said he was at a friend's house and playing the game Grand Theft Auto with a child. At one point in the violence-filled game, Jones told police he warned the other player: "There's a bomb in the building. There's a bomb in the building. Everyone needs to get out!"

He made the comments while talking on the phone with a co-worker at the restaurant, where he was a cook.

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