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East Hamilton Middle School Student Confesses To Making Bomb Threat

  • Friday, February 3, 2023

A student at East Hamilton Middle School has been arrested on a charge of making threats of mass violence at a school.

In an incident on Thursday, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy assigned to East Hamilton Middle was made aware of an alleged bomb threat.

After a brief investigation the school deputy was able to identify the student suspected of making the threat and obtained a confession after questioning.

Officials said, "At this time there is no active risk to the school or the community."


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