15-year-old girl arrested after bomb threat at Ault high school, police say

AULT, Colo. — A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after making a bomb threat against Highland High School in Ault earlier Thursday, according to the town’s chief of police.

The girl — whose identity will not be released because of her age — reportedly threatened to use explosives against the school in a social media post she shared overnight, said Ault Chief of Police Dakota Germer.

The threat prompted the Highland School District to notify police, who immediately secured and swept the building in search of explosives upon arriving at the scene…

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