3 Swatting Incidents In Milford Lead To TN Teen Facing Charges

MILFORD, MA — A series of swatting incidents in Milford led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy in Tennessee.

From Dec. 6 to Dec. 8, Milford emergency communications received calls reporting violent crimes in progress, including one involving Milford High School that led to a shelter-in-place at the school.

Milford police said on Dec. 6, Pizza Palace, at 8 Beach St., received an online order containing notes that the resident at the delivery address was being held hostage by two individuals. After investigating, officers determined the report was baseless, and all residents were safe.

The following day, on Dec. 7, the communications center got a call on its business line from a man who called himself "Kevin," who claimed he had placed 23 pipe bombs at the same residence named the swatting call from the day before. Again, officers determined the report to be unfounded and confirmed all residents were safe.

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On Dec. 8, the same man, "Kevin," called claiming he was hiding in a bathroom near the cafeteria of Milford High School and said a man was walking through the halls with a firearm.

Although the threat was unverified, police asked the school to secure the hallways so officers could respond and check the building. Police searched the school and spoke with students and staff. They found no threat and no weapon.

As a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old boy from Woodlawn, TN was identified and charged with two counts of False Report to Public Safety Dispatch, Bomb/Hijack Threat with Serious Public Alarm and Bomb/Hijack Threat.

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