Bonners Ferry police arrest juvenile bomb threat suspect |
| May 12, 2014 |
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The Bonners Ferry Police Department announced
today the arrest of a 12 year old Boundary
County Middle School student in connection with
a handwritten bomb threat that cleared the
school's campus late yesterday afternoon. On Wednesday, May 14, at about 3:45 pm, officers from the Bonners Ferry Police Department, deputies from the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office and the Bonners Ferry Fire Department responded to a possible bomb threat at Boundary County Middle School after school officials were notified of a handwritten threat on a bathroom wall. Students were immediately evacuated from the school as officials searched lockers, classrooms and storage rooms for a possible destructive device. No device was found. Today, investigators returned to the school and conducted an extensive investigation into several students who were considered persons of interest. Based on physical evidence recovered at the school, officers identified and arrested the suspect. After basic processing by officers, the student was released to the custody of his parents. The case will be submitted to the prosecuting attorney for possible charges of making a false bomb threat, which is a felony. |