Morganton teen charged with making violent threats toward Caldwell County high school

LENOIR, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Morganton teen was arrested Friday on two felony charges after being accused of making threats toward Hibriten High School.

According to the Lenoir Police Department, officers received information on potential threats of violence at the high school. They were being made on a social media platform and shared with students.

As a result, both Hibriten High School and William Lenoir Middle School were placed on lockdown until the officers could evaluate the legitimacy of the threats.

The department filed legal documents on various digital media sources in an attempt to obtain the offender’s location and identity. The suspect, 18-year-old Brynnem Scott Gregory, was located in Morganton and was immediately arrested.

He was charged with:

• Terrorism (felony)
• Making a False Report Concerning Mass Violence On Educational Property (felony)
• Disorderly Conduct by Disrupting Students
• Communicating Threats

He is being held in the Burke County jail on a $150,000 secured bond.

This was the latest threat made against schools in North Carolina this week, including in Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.

“We are aware that these types of incidents have been occurring at other schools within Caldwell County,” the department said in a statement.

This investigation is ongoing. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, Caldwell County School System and the Burke County Sheriff’s Office assisted Lenoir Police in the case.

“The safety and security of our schools are of the highest importance to the Lenoir Police Department and all law enforcement agencies within Caldwell County,” said Lenoir PD Chief Brent Phelps. “I want to reiterate that the collaboration and partnerships that law enforcement possess with our school system are and always have been a top priority. I want to thank the administrative staff of Hibriten High School and the Caldwell County School System for their continued efforts to ensure we have their utmost cooperation and support when incidents like these arise. We know as a team, we can’t do this alone.”

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