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Montgomery County Student Charged After Making School Threats

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Community Engagement Division- Behavioral Assessment and Administrative Unit (BAAU) have charged a 17-year-old student after making threats against a Montgomery County Public School.

 

On Tuesday, March 18, Community Engagement officers responded to the location for the report of a school threat received via voicemail.

 

The investigation revealed that the suspect called the school and left a voicemail with threatening language directed towards the principal and various demographic and religious groups.  

 

During the course of the investigation, BAAU detectives identified the male suspect as a 17-year-old MCPS student and charged him with threats of mass violence and a hate crime related to the race/religion of a person/group.

 

Because the suspect is a minor, the case will be handled by the Department of Juvenile Services.

 

At this time, the BAAU has determined there is no credible threat to the community.

 

 

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Release ID: 25-155
Media Contact: CC 
Categories: school-threats