Two charged after back-to-back bomb threats to Cleveland County Clerk’s Office

Two Bessemer City residents were charged after back-to-back bomb threats at the Cleveland County Clerk’s Office, a disruption that hit one of the county’s everyday public-service hubs. Trenity Glenn Campbell and Angel Lee McManus were each charged with one count of making a false report, according to a WCNC Charlotte report published April 2, 2026.

The clerk’s office handles public records, filings and other routine county business, so threats aimed at that building do more than trigger a criminal investigation. They interrupt the flow of local government work for residents who need documents, filings or other services and force county staff to focus on safety instead of service.

A Queen City News report described the case as alleged back-to-back bomb threats to the office, and a Shelby Independent result also reported that two people were arrested following the threats. The repeated nature of the threats meant authorities had to treat the situation as an active safety concern rather than a one-off hoax.

Campbell and McManus are both from Bessemer City. Their arrests place the case in a broader regional climate of concern, after WCNC also noted that schools in Charlotte and Cleveland County have faced recent safety threats in troubling trend. That pattern has kept emergency responses and public caution high across the area.

For Cleveland County residents, the case underscores how quickly a threat against a courthouse-adjacent office can ripple through daily life. A clerk’s office is not only a government counter; it is where residents go for the paperwork that keeps local business, property and court records moving. When that space is threatened, the impact reaches well beyond the arrests that follow.