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A 67-year-old man is in custody in Madison in connection with two bomb scares near the Capitol building.

A police spokesman says David R. Floyd was arrested in front of the office building housing the Department of Justice across the street from the Capitol.

Spokesman Joel DeSpain says police will ask prosecutors to charge Floyd with felony bomb scare and disorderly conduct while armed.

He says Floyd threatened a detective arresting him with an unidentified sharp weapon.

Construction workers saw Floyd hang a backpack in a tree just across the street from the Capitol on Tuesday and spotted him near that spot again Wednesday.

The backpack left Tuesday had to be destroyed by a bomb squad and experts believe it may have contained a home-made explosive device.

A bomb squad is back on the scene today examining Floyds bike and some unidentified items. DeSpain says they may have to be destroyed, too.

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