The Brief
- A 14-year-old Santa Fe High School student is facing a potential criminal charge of making a false threat after allegedly joking with another student about having a “bomb in my backpack.”
- A guidance counselor overheard the remark and reported it to school officials. The student was pulled from class and her backpack searched. Nothing was found, police said.
- The student was arrested and charged with one count of making a false report concerning planting a bomb or explosive.
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 14-year-old student at Santa Fe High School in Alachua County has been arrested for allegedly making a false bomb threat, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
No bomb or explosive was found with the student or at the school, the sheriff’s office said. The student told detectives that she made the comment as a “joke.”
“She doesn’t even know I have a bomb in my backpack”…