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Man is in custody after SXSW bomb threat

Man is in custody after SXSW bomb threat
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(CNN) - A bomb threat forced 'The Roots' South by Southwest event to be canceled on Saturday.

The Austin Police Department said 26-year-old Trevor Ingram emailed in a bomb threat.

He was later arrested on charges of terroristic threat.

South by Southwest took to Twitter to apologize to attendees for the inconvenience.

Police said there is no broader security concern related to this incident.

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