15-year-old charged after bomb threats made against his high school

A 15-year-old was charged after allegedly making bomb threats against his Maryland high school in May, police said.

According to the Montgomery County Police Department, the teen allegedly worked with a 12-year-old boy from Pennsylvania to call in the threats to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, prompting the school to go into lockdown.

The 15-year-old found the 12-year-old on social media, according to police, and allegedly paid him an undisclosed amount of money to call in the threat. Neither child has been named by the authorities.

Police said the 15-year-old “communicated in real-time with the 12-year-old, providing information, updates and instructions as the threats were being made.”

“The caller demanded that a certain dollar amount be paid to prevent bombs from detonating at the school,” police added in a release.

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