One Charged with School Threat in Maury County

THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL FROM A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN MAURY COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY REFERENCE A THREAT THAT WAS MADE TO THEIR SCHOOL. THE INDIVIDUAL CLAIMED TO BE A STUDENT FROM THE SCHOOL AND THREATENED MASS HARM. DEPUTIES WITH THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE SRO UNITS RESPONDED. THROUGH COORDINATED EFFORTS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THIS CALL HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN MAURY COUNTY. THE PHONE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CALL WAS LOCATED AND THE THREAT MITIGATED AS THE STUDENT WHO MADE THE CALL DIDN’T HAVE MEANS DIRECTLY AVAILABLE, CLAIMING IT WAS A PRANK. THE STUDENT WAS CHARGED WITH MAKING A THREATENING CALL WHICH CAUSED A DISRUPTION AT TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

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