4th Alachua County student arrested, accused of making bomb threat

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville Police Department connected Friday reported different apprehension of a pupil who called successful a weaponry threat, this 1 astatine Gainesville High School.

The Police Department said the student, identified successful a quality merchandise arsenic a minor, was arrested for calling successful the menace that was made Wednesday. It said the menace was called successful to the schoolhouse office, and students and unit were evacuated.

The pupil was charged with mendacious study concerning planting a bomb, explosive oregon limb of wide demolition and unlawful usage of a two-way communications device.

The apprehension comes amid a bid of threats and vandalism spawned from societal media trends that, according to superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon, person been plaguing Alachua County Public Schools.

The territory has confirmed betwixt Sept. 19 and Oct. 1, determination person been 12 threats made against antithetic Alachua County schools. They see 3 astatine Buchholz High, 4 astatine Newberry High, 1 astatine Oak View Middle, 2 astatine Eastside High and 2 astatine Gainesville High.

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