A 37-year-old Illinois man was arrested Wednesday after police said several Jacksonville-area Wal-Mart stores received bomb threats followed by phone calls threatening gun violence.

Beginning about 7:45 a.m., a man called six of the retailer’s locations using the same phone to warn employees about a bomb planted inside each store, according to an arrest report. Later the caller said he "was about to walk into the store and shoot everyone," the report said.

The calls were traced to a pre-paid Verizon phone that police said was registered to Jason Jorge Martinez. Armed with a warrant, police tracked the calls to Hemming Park downtown where they found Martinez. He was taken into custody following an interview.

Martinez faces felony charges of false report about planting a bomb or explosive and threat to throw, project or discharge a destructive device, jail records show. He remains in custody at the Duval County jail on $150,000 bail.

Garrett Pelican: (904) 359-4385