PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland man who claimed he had a bomb in a backpack during a pharmacy robbery last month has pleaded guilty.
Jason Campbell pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday to robbing a Congress Street CVS store on April 11.
Prosecutors say the 39- year-old Campbell approached the counter, told the pharmacist he had a bomb, and displayed what appeared to be a soda bottle with wires attached to it.
Once he got the prescription painkillers he demanded, Campbell fled the scene and disposed of the backpack in a trash can.
The street was closed for 3 1/2 hours during the investigation. Police determined that the cellphone and liquid filled bottle in the backpack were not explosive.
Campbell will be sentenced at a future date.
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