OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A “suspicious device” was found in a chicken restaurant on Monday, causing traffic to shut down nearby, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, a spokesperson for the OCSO said that the device was discovered inside the Piocos Chicken Restaurant on 5160 Boggy Creek around 6:15 p.m.
“Deputies from OCSO have responded to the scene,” the spokesperson told News 6. “The restaurant was evacuated safely.”
Boggy Creek was shut down in both directions as a result of the discovery, though deputies later announced that traffic had been reopened.
By Monday night, deputies revealed that employees had called 911 after finding an unattended backpack in the building.
But when detectives investigated, they found that there was nothing harmful in the backpack, the sheriff’s office noted.
“The owner of the backpack returned to the restaurant and is being interviewed by ATF and detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office,” deputies wrote.
No additional information has been provided at this time.