Juvenile taken into custody after threat against South Middle School in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Police have taken an unidentified minor into custody in Morgantown over alleged threats made at South Middle School.

Officers learned of the threat late Thursday night, near 11:00 p.m.

Investigators took the suspect into custody without incident, but did not release the nature of the threat.

The minor is now in a juvenile detention facility pending a hearing.

Police said this is an isolated incident and no further threat to the school exists at this time.





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