A Wisconsin man has been charged with threats made this week against Murray High School.
The Murray Police Department reported 19-year-old Kya Nelson, of Racine, Wisconsin, has been charged in connection with the false reports of shots fired Monday and bomb threat Tuesday. Officials said detectives immediately launched an investigation Monday, and detectives discovered that phone calls related to the cases were made by Nelson.
Murray Police Department detectives traveled to Wisconsin, and Friday morning around 7:00, they assisted with executing a search warrant at Nelson’s residence.
Nelson is charged with one count of first-degree Terroristic Threatening and two counts of second-degree Terroristic Threatening. He is lodged in the Racine County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Kentucky.
Police arrest Wisconsin man after bomb threat made at Kentucky high school
According to Murray police, 19-year-old Kya Nelson made false reports of a shooting and a bomb threat at Murray High School. Author: Conner Farrell (WHAS 11) Published: 1:32 PM EST January 29, 2021 Updated: 2:35 PM EST January 29, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. According to a Facebook post from the Murray Police Department (MPD), a Wisconsin man has been arrested after a bomb threat and a false report of gunshots fired at Murray High School in Murray, Ky. were made.
Police responded to the high school on Jan. 25 after reports of shots fired, and again the next day after the bomb threat was made.
Wis. teen charged in connection to false reports of threats to Murray High School
Wis. teen charged in connection to false reports of threats to Murray H.S. By Amber Ruch | January 29, 2021 at 9:07 AM CST - Updated January 29 at 12:48 PM
MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - A Wisconsin teen was arrested in connection to false reports of threats to Murray High School.
The Murray Police Department held a news conference on Friday, January 29 at 10 a.m. in the high school library.
They say they served an arrest warrant Kya Nelson, 19, at his home in Racine, Wisconsin. He is in the Racine County Jail awaiting extradition to Kentucky.
Students react to threats at local high school
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January 28, 2021
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Threats made against Murray High School this week brought anxiety to Murray State students, including those who survived the 2018 Marshall County High School shooting.
Local law enforcement received notification of a possible shots fired incident at Murray High School at 8:54 a.m. Monday.
Josh Eaton, a junior at Murray High, was about to pack up his things before the substitute teacher came around to sanitize their desks, which happens five minutes before the bell every day, when it was announced the school went into lockdown.
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Murray High School was on lockdown for about an hour and a half Monday morning after a report of possible gunfire on the campus.
The Murray Police Department and Murray Independent School System held a media briefing, with WPSD TV reporting officers received a call just before 9 a.m. of possible shots fired.
Police worked to clear the building, did not confirm that any shots were ever fired and no arrests were made.
No one was injured and there was no report of a gun being found.
The Murray Independent School System confirmed in a tweet shortly after 10:30 a.m. that Murray High had been released from lockdown and that all students were safe.