Bomb threat suspect caught

Published 11:00 am Thursday, March 6, 2014

A Vicksburg High School student accused of calling a bomb threat into the school was arrested Wednesday.

At 11 a.m., a 17-year-old juvenile, whose name was not released, was arrested and charged with false reporting of a bomb while he was at school, said Vicksburg Police Lt. Sandra Williams in a press release.

The juvenile was removed from the school property and placed in the Warren County Detention Center, said Lt. Williams.

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The juvenile is expected to appear in Warren County Youth Court before Judge Johnnie Price on today.