A Winnipeg man is facing mischief charges after an energy company employee reported that a colleague was threatening to bomb a pipeline in southern Manitoba. 

RCMP say a manager at the company told police last October that one of his employees had overhead another worker make the threat.

The pipeline was immediately shut down and the RCMP's explosive disposal unit and police dog service were sent to the site, but nothing was found.

An investigation followed and Mounties allege the employee who reported the threat to the manager made a false allegation.

On July 7, 2019, a 37-year-old man from Winnipeg was charged with Public Mischief and two counts of Mischief over $5000. He is set to appear in Morden Provincial Court on August 13, 2019.