Newberry County Police Arrest 2 Teens in School Bomb Threat

Newberry County officers arrested two high school students they say made a bomb threat that caused the evacuation at Newberry High on Monday.

Daisha Kibler, 17, of Silverstreet, and a 16-year-old were arrested Tuesday afternoon and will be charged with conveying a bomb threat, the Newberry County Sheriff's Office said.

Officers say the students called in a bomb threat to the school's main office line shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. The school was evacuated and students were sent to another school while authorities searched the campus.

Students were able to return to campus Monday afternoon. Officers were on hand throughout the day on Tuesday, according to a release. 

Kibler is being held at the Newberry County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon

If convicted, Kibler faces up to 10 years in jail. 

The 16-year-old was taken to the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia where she will be held until a detention hearing is arranged through the Family Court of South Carolina, the sheriff's office said. 

Sheriff Lee Foster said that they will seek restitution for the manpower, equipment, and other costs associated with the response to the incident.

“It is not fair for the taxpayer to be forced to pay for the wrong doing of another so whenever possible we seek restitution for the costs associated with such an event,” Foster said in the release.  

More arrests could be made, he said.