Hailee Reed: Kentucky College Student Arrested – A Western Kentucky University student is facing a class C felony charge after police say she posted a bomb threat on social media.
According to ABC 13, Hailee Reed, 20, was arrested at the school and charged with first-degree terroristic threatening. She was taken into custody Wednesday by campus police.
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Police initially found “suspicious material” near Cherry Hall and the Faculty House after school police sent out an alert regarding a “potential explosive device.” The material reportedly turned out to be construction-related items.
While police investigated the material, they learned that a threat had been posted on the social media platform, Yik Yak, which referenced a reported bomb planted near Parking Structure 2 at the school. Investigators determined Reed made the post, but Reed reportedly said she was joking and there was no actual bomb involved.
“Unfortunately, a student made that post on the Yik Yak social media site,” WKU Public Information Officer, Melissa Bailey, said. “The student posted it to be a joke. Those things are taken very seriously, so we investigate those threats to the fullest. They were taken into custody.”
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Who Is Hailee Reed? Kentucky College Student Arrested For Allegedly Making Bomb Threat on Social Media
A woman was arrested Wednesday in connection to a bomb threat at a Kentucky college, according to authorities.
Police at Western Kentucky University arrested Hailee Reed and charged her with terroristic threatening, which is a first-degree offense. Reed is a student at the university.
Around noon, police investigated suspicious materials believed to have been an explosive device after students received an alert for a possible explosive device on the campus. Investigators determined the material was related to construction and not a threat, WBKO reported.
A short time later, police said an anonymous threat was posted on social media targeting a parking structure on the campus. Officials told anyone on campus to avoid the area while they investigated.
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Hailee Reed, 20, was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening and was taken into custody by police at Western Kentucky University, where she goes to school, WBKO reported.
University police originally investigated suspicious materials that authorities thought might be an explosive device around noon on one part of campus, though it was later determined to just be construction material, the television station reported.
Shortly following that unfounded suspicion, police said an anonymous threat was posted on social media that then zeroed in on a campus parking structure, according to the Bowling Green Daily News. The newspaper reported police determined that scare was also unfounded and soon found a person of interest who admitted the threat had no validity.
According to Bowling Green Daily News, Reed could face five to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Last Updated on September 15, 2022 by 247 News Around The World
