Posted: May 04, 2021 9:34 AM CT | Last Updated: May 4
Firestone Library at Princeton University was one of the buildings targetted by the bomb threat.(Princeton University Office of Communications)
A Saskatoon teen accused of making a bogus bomb threat that closed down parts of Princeton University last fall is heading to New Jersey to face the charge.
A public information officer in Mercer County, New Jersey, confirmed Monday that a judge at an extradition hearing in Louisiana had ordered the 15-year-old boy moved to Mercer County to face a charge of second-degree false public alarm, stemming from the boy allegedly called a bomb threat in to Princeton University on Sept. 19, 2020.
15-year-old charged in bomb threat that caused evacuations at Princeton University
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A 15-year-old from Canada has been arrested in Louisiana on a charge he made a phony bomb threat to Princeton University, prompting evacuations of four buildings in September.
A May 3 hearing is scheduled to decide whether the teen, whose name was not released because of his age, can be sent to New Jersey to face a criminal count of second-degree false public alarm, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
The parish doesn’t have a juvenile detention facility, so the teen from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is being held in Mississippi, St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. told the newspaper.
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Canadian teen arrested in Louisiana, accused of bomb threat
April 25, 2021
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A 15-year-old youth from Canada has been arrested in Louisiana on a charge accusing him of making a phony bomb threat to an Ivy League university in New Jersey, prompting evacuation of four buildings.
A May 3 hearing is scheduled to decide whether the teen, whose name was not released because of his age, can be sent to Mercer County, New Jersey, to face a criminal count of second-degree false public alarm, The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported.
The parish doesn’t have a juvenile detention facility, so the teen from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is being held in Mississippi, St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. told the newspaper.
1 dead, 1 hurt, 1 arrested in standoff in south Louisiana
January 8, 2021 GMT
CONVENT, La. (AP) A 32-year-old Louisiana man is behind bars, accused of killing his mother and barricading himself inside of a home with his 6-year-old son.
St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. said deputies responded to a shooting in Convent around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, WDSU-TV reported.
Deputies said they discovered the suspect, Carlos Washington, had allegedly shot two people inside the home and barricaded himself inside with his son. Washington shot once at deputies when they tried getting inside and negotiations began shortly thereafter.
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During the negotiations, deputies said the suspect came outside with his son while armed with a pistol. They then persuaded Washington to release the child and surrender.