Melbourne Man Arrested After Threatening to Bomb Causeways and Shoot Drivers

Police:Suspect resisted arrest and threatened to kill responding officers.

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – A 46-year-old man is facing a series of criminal charges after police say he made violent threats to bomb local causeways and open fire on vehicles crossing them.

Police identified the suspect as Floyd Simm Bradley Jr., who was taken into custody on Thursday, Sept. 11, following a bomb threat reported in the area of Guava Avenue and West Eau Gallie Boulevard.

According to Melbourne Police, dispatchers had been speaking with a caller who claimed he builds and plants bombs along causeways. The caller also described plans to target a busy entertainment district filled with bars and restaurants just west of the causeway.

Investigators said dispatchers quickly recognized the voice as Bradley, noting he had allegedly made more than 40 similar calls over the past six months. During the conversation, Bradley reportedly described how he made explosives, claimed ties to gangs and cartels, and boasted about killing for hire.

An arrest affidavit states Bradley declared, “I generally blow up causeways. I blow up causeways in Orlando, Casselberry and Tampa. I blow them up. I shoot people that drive over causeways.”

When officers arrived, they said Bradley appeared intoxicated, smelled strongly of alcohol, and had an open container beside him. Police reported that he resisted arrest and threatened to kill responding officers.

Bradley is now facing charges that include making false bomb threats, resisting law enforcement, assaulting an officer, and breach of peace.

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