Juvenile from Chester charged in Henry County bomb threat investigation

HENRY COUNTY, Va. ( WFXR ) – The Henry County Sheriff has announced the arrest of a juvenile from Chester, Virginia after a bomb threat made to an elementary school caused a partial lockdown on Sept. 10.

The sheriff says around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, G. W. Carver Elementary School received a bomb threat over the phone. As a precaution, the school was placed on a partial lockdown.

Members of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene and began to investigate the threat. It was quickly determined that the call originated in Chester and investigators began working with law enforcement from that jurisdiction to identify the person responsible.

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Police in Chesterfield County identified and charged an unidentified juvenile with Threatening to bomb, and Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language.

“Recent tragedies at schools around the country have heightened everyone’s concern for the safety of students. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office takes every threat to our school system serious, and we will work diligently to bring those responsible for disrupting our schools to justice. Please remind students if they become aware of a concern to alert school administration and/or the school resource officer so that it can be dealt with quickly,” said the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office and school officials are encouraging parents to talk with their children about the importance of reporting suspicious activities or disturbing information to a trusted adult, teacher, or school resource officer.

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