The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a man entered a Burger King on Edgewood Avenue around 5:30 p.m. and claimed he had a bomb.
According to officers, the man said the bomb was in his backpack.
WATCH VIDEO: JSO update on suspicious item
The manager at Popeyes near the scene told Action News Jax reporter Russell Colburn that a man brought a backpack inside the Burger King across the street and said there was a bomb inside.
Roughly 10 people were evacuated from the restaurant and the suspect surrendered, according to police.
The hazardous device team examined the backpack, JSO said.
JSO arrested Andrew Levon Pearce, 30, and is being charged with making a false report conerning placing or planting a bomb and criminal mischief of a business.