The northbound lanes of Interstate 25 were closed for nearly two hours early Monday morning while authorities searched a car for explosives. No explosives were found, said Fountain police spokesman Lt. Mike Haley.
Authorities received a warning through Pueblo police just before 3 a.m. about a possible terrorist action “against this country” involving someone in a red Chevrolet Geo. Fountain police stopped Justin Quinn, 30, of Pueblo, who was driving the red Geo north on I-25, Haley said. A police dog indicated the car could have contained explosives.
Northbound I-25 was closed from 4:20 to 6:15 a.m. at U.S. 85 in Fountain while members of the Colorado Springs Metro Explosives Unit processed the car.
Investigators think that Quinn’s statements in a call to Pueblo police, which led to the terrorist alert, might have been a result of his being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Haley said. Quinn was served a summons for drunken driving, offenses linked to marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, Haley said.
He was released into the custody of his father.
