Baton Rouge teen arrested, charged after involvement in South Carolina school threat
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Baton Rouge teen was arrested in connection to his reported involvement in a hoax school threat at Carolina Forest High School in Horry County, South Carolina.
Trenton Alexander Brown, 19, of Baton Rouge, was identified, located and arrested on Tuesday, April 30. Brown faces charges of threatening the use of a destructive device.
According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Brown will be transferred back to South Carolina to answer to the charges.
The hoax threat on the Carolina Forest High School campus occurred around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24. According to BRPD, the hoax threat “falsely claimed there were bombs” on campus.
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The call for service resulted in a full evacuation of all school buildings and a notable interruption to the school day. According to BRPD, the call for service also interrupted public safety operations “until law enforcement partners could complete a sweep to give the all clear.”
“The Horry County Police takes these threats seriously and will continue to investigate each and every threat,” said Horry County Chief of Police Joseph Hill. “I applaud the cooperation from our federal and out-of-state partners. We hope communities across the country can rest a little easier knowing public safety professionals are hard at work, day and night.”
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