UPDATED: MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Murfreesboro man scheduled to appear in court this week remains behind bars after being arrested in connection with alleged online threats targeting a Rutherford County school, a case that authorities say highlights how quickly digital threats can disrupt communities and trigger major law enforcement responses.
According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, members of the department’s Special Operations Unit Immediate Response Team arrested 24-year-old Bah Mu around 9:54 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, at the Jackson Motel on Northwest Broad Street. Investigators say Mu allegedly made threatening online posts referencing Rutherford Collegiate Academy, a local charter school built as a college-preparatory institution for elementary students.
Police charged Mu with threat of mass violence against a school, a felony offense under Tennessee law…