Woman Charged with Threat to Blow Up Brook Lane

MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO BLOW UP HAGERSTOWN BUILDING

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD - A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a Montgomery County woman after she threatened to blow up a building located at Brook Lane Health Services, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, MD.

On March 5, 2018, at approximately 5:00 pm, Kimberly Elouis Tapp (07/21/1986) of 8707 Plymouth Street, Apt 4, Silver Spring, Maryland, used her cell phone to contact Brook Lane Health Services to obtain information regarding her son, who is a patient at the facility. A nurse at the facility informed Ms. Tapp that they were unable to provide her information due to the circumstances surrounding her son's admission. The nurse stated Ms. Tapp became irate and made terroristic threats towards Brook Lane Health Services that included, "I'm going to "F" up the staff and come up there and blow the place up." Ms. Tapp had previously made threats towards her son's school in Montgomery County, which consisted of killing or injuring school staff and they were concerned she might come to the school with a weapon.

On March 6, 2018, the Office of the State Fire Marshal received the information regarding the threat. As a result of an investigation by the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad and Montgomery County Police Department, Ms. Tapp was arrested on 3/16/2018 at approximately 11:30 am at Montgomery County Circuit Court, 50 Maple Avenue, Rockville, Maryland with the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

The Deputy State Fire Marshal charged Ms. Tapp with verbally threatening to explode a structure. Ms. Tapp was transported to Washington County Central Booking without incident. She was released on her own recognizance.