Florida Crime Report
Police say Coty Clements found a phone in a Walmart restroom, called in a bomb threat and sent a Tic Toc message when dispatch called back.
Summary
Clements found another person’s phone in a Walmart bathroom.
Police said he used it to call 911 and report a bomb threat.
When dispatch called the phone back, a message reading Tic Toc was sent.
Store surveillance helped investigators identify Clements.
He reportedly admitted making the threat and said the idea came from TikTok.
Authorities charged him with a second-degree felony involving a false bomb or weapons-of-mass-destruction report.
A judge set $15,000 bond.
Clements was ordered not to contact or enter Walmart stores while the case proceeded.
1. The Crime or Misconduct
Clements found another person’s phone in a Walmart bathroom.
Police said he used it to call 911 and report a bomb threat.
2. Crime Location
The reported event occurred at Walmart in Port Charlotte, Florida. Exact residential addresses and unnecessary identifying information are omitted.
3. Date and Time
The relevant reported date or period was January 12, 2024. Later procedural developments are reflected in the case-status section.
4. Police Department or Investigating Authority
The matter was handled by Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Court and disciplinary bodies may have become involved after the initial investigation.
5. Defendant or Subject Name
The person or people identified in the public record were Coty Clements.
6. Age
The reported age or age range was 28.
7. Charges or Proceeding
The principal charge or proceeding was Second-degree felony false report of a bomb or weapon of mass destruction.
8. Bond Amount or Custody
$15,000.
9. Conviction
10. Sentence
11. Outcome
Clements was ordered to avoid Walmart locations.
Administrative actions such as termination, no-contact orders or professional discipline are separate from a criminal conviction unless the public record states otherwise.
12. Victim
Walmart customers, employees and emergency-response agencies.
Sources
Verified case chronology
Clements found another person’s phone in a Walmart bathroom. Police said he used it to call 911 and report a bomb threat. When dispatch called the phone back, a message reading Tic Toc was sent. Store surveillance helped investigators identify Clements. He reportedly admitted making the threat and said the idea came from TikTok. Authorities charged him with a second-degree felony involving a false bomb or weapons-of-mass-destruction report. A judge set $15,000 bond. Clements was ordered not to contact or enter Walmart stores while the case proceeded.
The publication date used for this cleaned article is 2024-01-12. That date is tied to the following case event: January 12, 2024 bomb-threat incident and resulting investigation. This replaces the old import timestamp, which reflected when the article package was created rather than when the underlying crime or later substantive case development actually occurred.
Charges, custody and current posture
The record identifies Coty Clements (28) in connection with events reported at Walmart in Port Charlotte, Florida. The principal reported proceeding is Second-degree felony false report of a bomb or weapon of mass destruction. The custody, bond or financial information reported for the case is $15,000. The reviewed record remains at the allegation, arrest, custody or investigation stage, so the article does not describe the subject as convicted.
The latest verified posture through August 11, 2026 is: Charged after investigators linked a Walmart bomb threat to a found phone; Clements was later released on $15,000 bond, and no later final disposition was located. That status controls the wording of the headline and body. A scheduled arraignment, restitution hearing, trial date or possible future dismissal is not treated as if it already happened. Likewise, a bond amount is not presented as a sentence, and a diversion agreement is not called a conviction.
What the case-specific record shows
Those details are the factual anchors for this record. They identify the person, location, conduct, evidence described by investigators or witnesses, and the procedural action actually completed. the update does not add a generic statute summary merely to increase length, and it does not borrow facts from other cases with a similar unusual object, restaurant, store, vehicle or social-media angle.
Source record and reporting limits
The sources below were reviewed for this specific case and for a later disposition. Where the source set did not reveal a later plea, dismissal, verdict or sentence, the article stops at the last verified event instead of assuming the case remained unchanged forever or inventing an outcome. Where a later disposition was found, the older arrest-stage language is superseded by that result.
Disclaimer: This article summarizes case-specific public records and reporting available through August 11, 2026. Charges and police allegations remain allegations unless a valid plea or court judgment establishes guilt. The article date reflects the verified crime or later substantive case event described above.
Case-specific factual recap
The cleaned record can be reduced to a concrete sequence without adding unrelated criminal-justice background. The subject is Coty Clements; the reported setting is Walmart in Port Charlotte, Florida; and the proceeding is Second-degree felony false report of a bomb or weapon of mass destruction. The underlying factual sequence reported in the source is: Clements found another person’s phone in a Walmart bathroom. Police said he used it to call 911 and report a bomb threat. When dispatch called the phone back, a message reading Tic Toc was sent. Store surveillance helped investigators identify Clements. He reportedly admitted making the threat and said the idea came from TikTok. Authorities charged him with a second-degree felony involving a false bomb or weapons-of-mass-destruction report. A judge set $15,000 bond. Clements was ordered not to contact or enter Walmart stores while the case proceeded. The later procedural position is: Charged after investigators linked a Walmart bomb threat to a found phone; Clements was later released on $15,000 bond, and no later final disposition was located.
That sequence is also why the case date is 2024-01-12. The controlling date is not the August 2026 import date. It is the completed incident, arrest, plea, release, diversion decision or sentence identified in the case-specific chronology. This approach keeps search results, archives and WordPress chronology aligned with what actually happened in the case.
