Man wanted in connection to bomb threat at Galax nursing home

GALAX. Va. – A man in Galax is wanted for threatening to bomb a nursing home Monday evening, according to the Galax Police Department.

At about 5:05 p.m., the Galax Police Department received a call from the Galax Health and Rehabilitation Center located on 836 Glendale Road. Police said an employee received a call from someone saying he was placing a bomb in the facility.

Galax Police responded to the scene and secured the area with Galax Fire and Rescue on standby in a nearby area.

Due to the fact that no one has been allowed inside due to COVID-19 protocols, residents were sheltered in place.

Virginia State Police and Virginia Tech Police assisted by providing detection dogs and conducting a preliminary search of the facility.

The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Jason Lee Hill. But while officers were obtaining a warrant for his arrest, another call came into the police department from a resident on Skyview Drive, saying Hill made threats to them and fled back to his own home.

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Galax Police and Grayson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Skyview Drive and found Hill with a self-inflicted knife wound to his arm. He was transported to Twin County Hospital by Galax-Grayson EMS for treatment.

A warrant was obtained for Hill for communicating bomb threat and will be serviced upon Hill’s release from the hospital.

At about 7:15 p.m., officers cleared the nursing home and no explosives were located.