North Bay Man Accused In Threats Toward SoCal High School: OC Sheriff

LAGUNA HILLS, CA — A North Bay man was arrested for reportedly making a series of threats involving a south Orange County high school, authorities said Monday.

San Rafael resident Eugene Thomas Jenkins, 29, was arrested Saturday in San Rafael.

The Marin County man was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of crimes including criminal threats, false report of a bomb and false report of an emergency, according to a statement released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

According to the OCSD, the threats directed toward Laguna Hills High School staff and students started in December 2022 following a championship football game.

"These threats spanned through June 2023, and included three false reports of a possible shooter approaching the school's campus, a bomb threat, a death threat via telephone, and at least 10 known death threats via written letter utilizing the United States Postal Service," an OCSD statement said.

"Two of these threats targeted Laguna Hills High School's Senior Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, June 1," the statement said.

"The Orange County Sheriff's Department responded to all the threats listed above in real-time and with the conviction of each threat being an actual and imminent emergency response," the OCSD said. "Additional security measures were utilized for the safety of the community during the graduation ceremony. To date, there are at least 14 victims involved in these crimes."

Orange County sheriff's detectives coordinated their investigation with personnel from agencies including the FBI, the Orange County District Attorney's office, the San Rafael Police Department, the Marin County Sheriff's Department and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

The investigation was ongoing, and anyone with information on the case was urged to call the OCSD at 714-647-7000.

Anonymous information may be provided through Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.