Louisa County Sheriff’s Office
1 Woolfolk Ave
Louisa, VA 23093
(540)967-1234
Waldrop Church Road Bomb Threat Suspect Arrested in Georgia
PRESS RELEASE
DATE: December 11, 2020
INCIDENT DATE: December 2-8, 2020
INCIDENT TYPE: Bomb
LOCATION: Louisa, VA
SUSPECT/OFFENDERS: Eric Hardy, Sr 39-year-old-male of Americus, GA
CHARGES: 18.2-83 Threats to bomb or destroy X 4
18.2-60 Threats of death or bodily injury x 6
MEDIA CONTACT: Detective Chuck Love, (clove@louisa.org)
Narrative:
On December 2nd- 8th several threats were received by contract workers on a construction site on Waldrop Church Road, in Louisa VA. Site Managers contacted the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and took appropriate actions to ensure the safety of their employees. Uniformed Officers responded and secured the area surrounding the construction site. After this incident, an in-depth investigation by the LCSO Criminal Investigation Division was begun, and a person of interest was developed. Interviews were conducted and evidence collected that led to the arrest of Eric Hardy, Sr., who was picked up without incident by the US Marshalls in Americus, GA at approximately 7:00 PM, on December 10th, 2020. Eric Hardy, Sr., is currently being held at Sumter County Jail awaiting extradition back to Virginia. LCSO would also like to thank the Virginia State Police, Sumter Sheriff’s Office, and the US Marshalls for their assistance in helping bring this to a safe and speedy conclusion.”
This incident remains under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to call the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office at (540)967-1234, or anonymously to the Louisa County Crime Solvers at (800)346-1466.
“Dominion Energy is grateful for law enforcement efforts to investigate this incident and make an arrest. We appreciate the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office work to ensure the safety of our crews and facility,” said Ruth Prideaux, director of construction projects for Dominion Energy.
“These threats were taken very seriously, our detectives did a great job of developing a person of interest, sifting through the evidence and quickly obtaining warrants”, says Sheriff Donald Lowe. “LCSO Officers were utilized to secure the site during this incident, insuring the public was never in any danger.”