A 16-bed hospital in Fruita, Colo., went on precautionary lockdown after a "general threat" was made against the hospital and posted on Facebook, according to a local news report from The Daily Sentinel.
Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center was notified of the threat on Saturday evening and was on lockdown for about 24 hours, according to the report. The hospital kept its emergency room open throughout the lockdown.
Local police arrested Thomas Craig Stimbert, 28, for allegedly making the threat. Mr. Stimbert faces charges of inciting destruction of life or property, according to the report.
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