SPENCER — A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection to a bomb threat at a northern Iowa high school.
Spencer police say the teenager was arrested Thursday morning. He has been released into his parents’ custody.
Police say the teenager is suspected of writing a bomb threat at Spencer High School that was discovered Wednesday morning on a bathroom wall. Students were evacuated and later released after authorities declared the school safe.
The teenager faces charges of terrorism and arson threats. A search of his home did not uncover any bomb-making materials.