LABELLE, FL. -- On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at approximately 9:40am, a bomb threat was made to the Hendry County Courthouse, which was followed by a complete evacuation of all staff and citizens.
Hendry County Court Bailiffs and Security along with all available road patrol units responded and secured the perimeter of the courthouse; inside Courtroom bailiffs did a careful and methodical search of all courtrooms. Lee County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Bomb-Sniffing dogs were also dispatched from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office where they did a secondary search of the courthouse. Neither the deputies or bomb-sniffing dogs discovered any suspicious packages or devices.
Hendry County Criminal Investigation immediately began looking into the bomb threat. By Friday night, February 27, 2026, they had an Arrest Warrant in hand and responded to a home in Cape Coral where the suspect lived with his girlfriend.
After interviewing witnesses at the residence, 41-year-old Don Michael Anthony Foligno was under arrest. It was related to detectives that Foligno had a court date to appear before the Judge at 9:00am on February 26 and was concerned about the bond amount. The call was made to the courthouse citing “there were two bombs planted there and were to go off in one hour, this is no joke”. According to reports, this was done in an effort to postpone his court appearance.
Foligno was taken into custody and transported to the Lee County Jail. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Foligno was transported to the Hendry County Jail where he is charged with False Report of Bomb/Explosive/ Weapon of Mass Destruction and Use of Two-Way Communication Device to Facilitate a Felony. He was right…making a Bomb Threat is “No Joke”.
Foligno, according to county records has an extensive arrest record in Hendry County going back 20 years.
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