West Suburban Student Charged With Threatening To "Blow Up" School
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A west suburban junior high school student was charged Monday after allegedly threatened a school on May 10.
According to the DuPage County State's Attorney Office, the male student left a threatening voicemail message at Indian Trail Junior High School in Addison. Officials said he threatened to "blow up the school" in a "profanity-laced" call.
The boy appeared at a detention hearing Monday morning and was released to the custody of his parents.
He is charged with one count of false report of a threat to a school, a class 4 felony, and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
He is set to appear in court on May 17.
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