Juvenile detained after threats to Boyle Middle found

Published 4:30 pm Friday, December 3, 2021

Danville Police were notified around 9:28 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, by the parents of a Boyle County Middle School student regarding concerning handwritten papers found in the juvenile’s room.

Danville Police notified school staff and further investigation was conducted. Danville Police detectives interviewed a 13-year-old male student and reviewed the written documents.

Police determined there was no immediate threat at the school, but did determine that the documents produced by the juvenile outlined in detail future plans to cause harm at Boyle County Middle School.

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The juvenile was taken into custody and charged with terroristic threatening 2nd degree (facilitation). The juvenile has been detained at the Adair County Youth Development Center awaiting a scheduled court date.