Let us see ‘The Moment Kentucky College Student Was Arrested for Allegedly Making Bomb Threat on Social Media’ A student at Western Kentucky University is accused of posting a bomb threat on social media, which is a class C felony, according to the police.
The Moment Kentucky College Student Was Arrested for Allegedly Making Bomb Threat on Social Media
According to ABC 13, Hailee Reed, 20, was arrested at the school and charged with first-degree terroristic threatening. She was taken into custody Wednesday by campus police.
After school police issued a warning about a “possible explosive device,” officers first discovered “suspicious material” close to Cherry Hall and the Faculty House. According to reports, the cargo turned out to be building supplies.
Police discovered as they looked into the information that a threat had been posted on the social networking site Yik Yak mentioning a purported bomb placed close to Parking Structure 2 at the school. Investigators discovered Reed was the author of the post, but Reed allegedly claimed she was joking and that no physical bomb was present.
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Sadly, a student posted that on the social media platform Yik Yak, according to Melissa Bailey, the WKU public information officer. “The student made it a joke and shared it. We take these threats extremely seriously, so we look into them thoroughly. These people were detained.
According to Bowling Green Daily News, Reed could face five to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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