GARYVILLE — A misidentified worker allegedly caused a lockdown at a petrochemical plant in St. John the Baptist Parish on Thursday.
In the small town of Garyville, west of Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a complaint of a suspicious subject with a weapon at Marathon.
"No active shooter- all clear," said a spokesperson for the sheriff's office on Facebook.
According to reports to WBRZ, someone appeared to get through a security point at the Marathon facility around lunchtime, causing concern.
Through police's investigation, a radio was mistaken for a gun.
The suspicious person was later identified as a contract worker.
There was no immediate threat, they say, and work returned to normal shortly after lunch.
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