Darlene’s Tavern in Sudlersville, MD., experienced one of the most memorable nights ever. As patrons and staff were enjoying a quiet Thursday evening of libations, something happened in the parking lot that left them all in shock - the parking lot also got bombed that night, literally.

According to CBS Baltimore, just after 9 p.m., surveillance video shows stunned patrons looking on as gray smoke billows from the parking lot.

“There was debris all over everybody’s vehicles and everything,” said Hartlove.

“We seen the big hole. And it was about two and a half feet deep and about two foot wide,” co-owner Darlene Hurley said.



Owner Darlene Hurley called police. Soon, the bomb squad was digging and she couldn’t believe what they found.

“They dug it they came to end of the bomb… the four little prongs,” she said.

That’s right—a bomb. But the Maryland National Guard soon confirmed it was a fake one.

“There was nothing on it that was explosive. It had metal fins. That’s pretty much it,” said Lt. Col. Charles S. Kohler, Md. National Guard.

The National Guard also says it could have been a disaster and it’s still investigating what happened, but a mechanical malfunction may be to blame.