Hoax threat at Carolina Forest High School is third in 8 days
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Carolina Forest High School was placed in a 'hold' situation Thursday morning for the third time in just over a week after yet another hoax threat, authorities said.
The incident wrapped up 'very quickly and calmly,' Horry County police spokesperson Mikayla Moskov told News13. No additional details about the incident were immediately available.
In an emailed statement, Horry County Schools' spokesperson Lisa Bourcier said the 'hold' was brief.
'This morning Carolina Forest High School was notified by law enforcement of a potential incident near their school and in an abundance of caution, the staff and students briefly utilized our standard response protocol, 'Hold' protocol,' Bourcier said. 'Shortly after they went into a 'Hold' protocol, they received the all-clear from law enforcement and students are continuing with their normal school day.'
During a 'hold' situation, school hallways are cleared and students and staff remain in their classrooms or areas and continue as usual until administrators issue an all-clear.
It was the second hoax threat of the week at the school. Horry County officers searched the school after a reported threat on Tuesday, but none was found.
In that incident, a caller said he had a Glock and wanted to 'end it all,' according to a police report provided Thursday to News13. The caller said he was tired of getting bullied and was going to 'take everyone out.'
Police also investigated an incident on Feb. 19 after someone called law enforcement about a possible threat in a school restroom. A police report said the call came in shortly before lunchtime and that the caller said they had a bomb and knives in a restroom on campus. That incident led to a 'hold' of 25 minutes while authorities investigated.
There have been other similar threats at the school. Last August, Trenton Alexander Brown, 20, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to first-offense making a bomb threat or conveying false information about a bomb threat. He was given a sentence under the Youthful Offender Act not to exceed six years in prison, but the judge suspended the sentence to 18 months' probation instead.
Two local juveniles were also arrested last April in connection with a string of threats at the school that included the one made by Brown. Horry County's police chief at the time, Joseph Hill, said those responsible would 'face justice.'
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Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.
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