Alex Murdaugh trial detained and courthouse evacuated over bomb threat
WALTERBORO, South Carolina — A bomb threat was received at the South Carolina courthouse housing the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial Wednesday while proceedings were taking place, court officials said.The threat prompted Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman to announce just before 12:30 p.m. that "we need to evacuate the building right now. We'll be in recess until we figure out what's going on."The South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement said Colleton County Courthouse staff received the threat and the agency is investigating along with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office.Murdaugh, 54, is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Margaret, 52, and…
