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Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod Douglas speaks at a press conference following the sentencing of Reta Mays who was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences for the murder of veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. Photos by Janelle Patterson
Fort Frye High School Principal Andy Schob directs students in study hall to move from the cafeteria during another lockdown Tuesday morning. Washington County Sheriffâs Chief Deputy Mark Warden reviews an affidavit of facts before submission of a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas John Frances Hall on Tuesday afternoon at the Washington County Courthouse.
For The Times Leader MARIETTA, Ohio The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon the arrest of a suspect in the series of bomb and active shooter threats in southeast Ohio schools over the last six days.
Nicholas John Frances Hall, 18, of 1385 Washington Road, Thomson, Ga., was arrested in McDuffie County, Ga., by the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office.
Washington County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Mark Warden announced the arrest after a multi-agency investigation Tuesday.
According to the affidavit submitted to Marietta Municipal Court by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday for a warrant uploaded to the National Crime Information Center, Hall allegedly confessed to a deputy sheriff of the Georgia agency that “he made the bomb threats to get his girlfriend out of school.”
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A screenshot of the Georgia booking information for Nick John Francis Hall. (Chris Schmitt, Patch Staff)
MARIETTA, OH With any luck, the rash of bomb threats here in Washington County are over. An arrest was made in Georgia and an 18-year-old man by the name Nicholas John Francis Hall is behind bars waiting for extradition. Here is a news release from the Washington County Sheriff s Office.
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Vehicles line up along Rockland Avenue to pick Belpre Elementary School students up from the Stone Administration Building/Early Learning Center after classes were dismissed because of a bomb threat Monday morning.
At a glance:
¯ Waterford, Beverly and Belpre students were impacted by bomb threats to the Wolf Creek Local, Fort Frye Local and Belpre City school districts Monday.
¯ The threats were delivered via the same voice over internet protocol number as last week’s threats to Wolf Creek Local Schools.
¯ Early dismissal impacted elementary and high school buildings for each district.
¯ All three school districts threatened Monday confirmed increased security will be in place in the districts today and Wednesday.