SANTA MONICA – A 40-year-old Santa Monica resident was arrested Saturday on suspicion of placing false bomb threats at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Riverside County.
Around 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Cathedral City Police Officers responded to reports of a suspicious man at Agua Caliente Casino, at 68960 East Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City, according to the department.
Casino security informed police that a man driving a Tesla said he would be responsible for a bombing at the festival, the CCPD reported.
Police looked up the vehicle details and identified the owner as Davis Darvish, a resident of Santa Monica.
Festival personnel and local law enforcement were notified of the threat and were on the lookout for Darvish and his vehicle.
Around noon, Palm Springs Police Officers located Darvish’s vehicle in the city of Palm Springs and detained him. Upon searching his vehicle, no weapons, explosives or bomb-making materials were found, according to the CCPD.
Darvish was booked into custody on $1 million bail at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.
CCPD Detectives were also investigating his activities prior to his contact with Agua Caliente Casino security.
Anyone with information regarding Darvish or the bomb threat was asked to contact Sgt. Rick Osborne at 760-202-2448 or [email protected], or the CCPD ar 760-770-0300 or [email protected].
