Teen Arrested After Bomb Threat At Western PA High School

CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP, PA — A 14-year-old student at Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School in Indiana County is accused of making a bomb threat that forced the school's evacuation and early dismissal Monday.

Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday that student was charged with a felony count of threat to use weapons of mass destruction and a felony county of terroristic threats. He also was charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of weapon on school property as he had a pocketknife on him when he was detained at the school.

Troopers were sent to the school Monday morning after a handwritten note found inside a restroom indicated there was a bomb in the building that would detonate at 1:30 p.m.

School staff members immediately reviewed school security footage and were able to identify the student as a suspect. He was then taken into custody and later released to a guardian.

The building was thoroughly swept and no explosive devices were found.