Teen facing terrorism charges after calling in bomb threat to school so he could get a pal out of class
Honz Ladd, 17, from Missouri, US, caused chaos with 1,400 students being evacuated and cops brought in to find device
A TEEN is looking at terrorism charges after he called in fake bomb threat so a friend could cut class.
Honz Ladd, 17, from Missouri, US, was trying to help his pal out so they could get out of school early.
The 1,400 students at Republic High School were evacuated as cops looked into the threat.
They were out of class for hours on November 11 and a team of police came in to try and find the bomb which was allegedly on the premises.
Parents were told they had to come and pick up their children from a building nearby which was located at the softball car park if they didn't take the bus.
According to , Ladd made the threat by going to Google and searching how to submit an anonymous tip.
It reported Syracuse Police had the threat posted on their website, and then contacted the Republic Police Department to alert them.
Ladd allegedly told Republic police: "I didn't call it in. I, I, I went onto like Google and there is this website and I like wrote it down on this paragraph thing and I hit send.
"I didn't think it was going to be that serious."
The reported cops traced the computer and seized it in Springfield, the area the school is in.
They also took cellphones and a bag filled with white powder, as well as other electrical equipment.
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Ladd put his school address as he own on the police report. He also said he was homeless and was high on methamphetamine when he made the threat.
He was caught when police found out about a text he had sent to a female student and asked her if she wanted to get out of school early.
But Ladd said in his statement he had heard two people saying they knew someone who was planning to bomb the school.
However, in a police statement Ladd said he had been in McDonalds and overheard two people talk about knowing someone who was planning to bomb the school .
Making a terrorist threat is a class C felony in Missouri, with a sentence of up to seven years in prison.
The incident happened on November 11 and he was charged on November 29 with making a terrorist threat.
His bond was set at $10,000.
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