![Update – Case Of Michigan Man Who Allegedly Phoned In Bomb Threat To Mercedes-Benz Superdome Transferred Out Of New Orleans](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2011/10/Superdome-Chris-Graythen-Getty1-e1332957094759.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Update – Case Of Michigan Man Who Allegedly Phoned In Bomb Threat To Mercedes-Benz Superdome Transferred Out Of New Orleans
In an update to this story, the case of the man accused of phoning in bomb threats to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome has been transferred to Detroit.
Shawn Payton, a Detroit Lions fan (not the New Orleans Saints Head Coach), was arrested for calling in the threats during the second-half of a playoff game that the Saints won over the Lions January 7.
The FBI has been investigating the case. The Michigan man was scheduled for a federal court date in New Orleans on February 14th. Payton faces up to five years in prison.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Louisiana Guinness World Records You Probably Didn’t Know Existed](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/08/attachment-GettyImages-841497394.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Comeaux High Evacuated After Bomb Threat Found, Lafayette Police Say](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/01/attachment-Comeaux-High-School-google-street-view.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Orleans Was Supposed To Host 2024 Super Bowl But Not Now And Here’s Why](http://townsquare.media/site/37/files/2021/08/attachment-GettyImages-1336018864.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![5 Schools Receive Bomb Threat in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/01/attachment-st-landry-parish-sheriff-s-office-vehicle-katc-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of High School in Opelousas, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/01/attachment-Northwest-High-School-Opelousas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette High School Back in Class, Student Arrested After Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/10/attachment-Untitled-design-58.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Shooting Threat Forces Beau Chene Into Lockdown for Third Time in Two Days](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2014/08/beau-chene-high-school.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Beau Chene Students Evacuated After Two Threats in One Day](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2014/08/beau-chene-high-school.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Bomb Threat Temporarily Shuts Down Louisiana Polling Station](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2019/10/GettyImages-628959592-v1.jpg?w=980&q=75)